Today we headed out to see Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. We stood in line for a long time, luckily in the shade and we went in to a grey cool building where lots of men in white uniforms told us to take hats and glasses off and to be quiet as they pushed us into a procession past the body of a man in a glass case. Interesting. After that we went round his house and the museum which didn't help a whole lot with working out the history but interesting to see how a dif...

A late start this morning at 10am (this is not a holiday for long lies :-/ ) Off to the airport to catch a Lao Airlines flight. Not entirely sure what to expect At best Ryan Air, at worst a propeller plane held together with string? Actually turned out more like BA :) Free food and drink, comfy seats and a problem free flight to Vietnam. :) On the bus from the airport we were given our safety chat. Your bags might be snatched off your shoulder by people on m...