the adventure I find myself in / das Abenteuer in dem ich mich finde

Vientienne

Yesterday I and David (a friend from Switzerland) arrived in Vientiane Laos. We got picked up by mark who works here. Laos is in big contrast to Thailand and reminds me a lot of Cambodia. At least when I was there in 1992. Vientiane is the Capitol of Laos. We flew over the rice fields touching down at the airport that seemed to be quite big. There was only one other airplane at the airport and some military machines.
Mark brought us to the halfway house where they have eight young people getting off drugs and being discipled. At the moment Sukhit and his family is here with a team from the Vineard in Bangkok , teaching and ministering to the small group of believers. We spent the evening with Mark and his family. We had a great time. They doing a great job here in Laos.
This morning we went into town to get a real croissant and coffee. I love the french flair here. There are coffee shops all over the place. The bakeries are just so much better then in Thailand.
The other thing is having police sitting at every corner reminds me that we are in a communist country. Even though there are so many backpackers and there are all the western goods and shops the one wouldn’t expect.
Today we will take the three hour bus ride up to Vang Vieng. Looking forward to that  place.

1 Comment

  1. me

    sounds like you are having fun. Relax and enjoy one of the first holidays with out your family !!!!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

© 2024 philsquest

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑