Day 22 - Vientiane to Phonsavan "I didn't know these sorts of things even existed any more"

Today is another travelling day, so not much to report. After breakfast we did part of the Lonely Planet walking tour of Vientiane, mainly along the Mekong river and into the "tourist" precinct, then headed over to the airport for the flight to Phonsavan (also known as Xieng Khuang), where we'll visit the Plain of Jars tomorrow. The flight was short, and the weather on arrival was quite cool (only 19 degrees). After checking in to our hotel and booking our tour for tomorrow, we walked the three or so kilometres to town and had lunch. As the town is in an area which is said to be one of the most heavily bombed places in the world, it wasn't surprising to see the hotels and restaurants decorated which old bomb and missile casings! We then did a quick tour of the very small town centre and the two markets, the highlights of which were finding a packet of "Viso" washing powder, and a shop that sold false teeth one by one, along with the glue to stick them into your dentures! Back to the hotel for dinner and an early night.