This is the capitol of Laos, and very quiet indeed.  The entire Capitol stretches 20 blocks long and 3 blocks wide along the Mekong River.  We thought it may be nice to catch an original language movie . . .  There is only one movie screen in the city.  Not one theatre with multiple screens but one screen, and the movie was Thai.

There is not much to do here, so we decided to take a few days off, Karen got a good book, David got a good bike.  Massages are $5 per hour which is a decadent way to spend and afternoon (or three) and we enjoyed our days off rested for the next adventure.