We arrived in the evening and began our search for a guest house, to our horror the prices were pretty much double that of the previous places for much less! We ended up with a prison cell room with shared bathroom, the room just fitted a small double bed and the walls were paper thin. Once we had excepted that was the best we were going to get for the amount we were willing to spend we soon headed out in search of dinner. We were very close to the river front which had a huge market which was pretty much the same as most other markets. We had a mediocre dinner and wander round. In the morning we got up early rented bikes and went in search of a better guest house, which didn’t take long as we found a cheaper and nicer place. For the day we cycled round enjoying the sights. We went to a place I saw in the guide book called Cope which helps people that have been affected by bombies left from the Vietnam war. Bombies are cluster bombs and it is estimated that there are still an estimated 78 million active bombies still in Laos. The experience was emotional and an eye opener to some of the things Laos people have to cope with. After the emotional experience we had a quiet cycle round absorbing the capital of Laos. Very different from the previous places and again we were keen to move on. Next stop Cambodia!