This was our first overnight train experience and we really liked it. The only drawbacks were our close proximity to the bathrooms and the fact that the latch was broken on the train car door so it would open and slam shut at regular intervals. We were so tired that we all slept through most of the night.
When you enter Laos, you notice an energy shift. I can’t explain it but everything slows down considerably.
SO much fun Seidels! We love you guys and are so happy we got to hang in Bangkok together! Shine on, my friends!
I didn’t really understand how this worked until I saw it. There are some shops you have to get to by boat, but mostly the boats come to you. They float their boat over to the side and see if anyone wants to buy anything. You tell them what you want and they put it in a wire basket attached to a long pole to get it to you. You take your item, put cash in the basket and that’s that. If you stand back and observe for awhile, you’ll see that there is definitely a method to the madness with boats constantly coming and going. I loved watching women that looked like they were well into their 90s squatting on their boat, selling their stuff and rowing over to stop and chat with friends along the way.
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