Hanoi to Laos

I'm free. I'm free!!
After a 5 am start and a few laps around Hanoi airport to find check in. I boarded the plane to Laos. I sat next to a great Aussie chick by the name of Kirk and we arrived safely at Vientiane airport 55 minutes later. We decided to share a room in the city and were both relieved to leave Hanoi! Laos is definitely different to Vietnam in so many ways. It's definitely much quieter and the people are much friendlier already...Even the taxi drivers! He actually took us to the destination we asked and didn't try to kill us in the process! Miracle really.
After finding a good place to stay we had ourselves a decent breakie and sat there and talked for ages. It seemed like wed be friends for years and it was nice to have someone who understood Aussie humor.
We thought we shouldn't waste the day but it was inevitable. We were so tired after the flight we just played on the net then sat by the river and had a bite to eat. The next day we would make sure we were motivated..