July 3

Bad night
Slow morning
Best walk of Vientiane
Around the outskirts of town
Ordinary life, ordinary day
Haircuts, weddings, little bits of commerce
Woman who weighs and measures people
With an apparatus she pulls around on a rickshaw-like contraption
And a man
Splitting open Rover to
Roast him on a spit—woof-woof
I’ll stick to veggies, ka-lu-na
Maybe for the rest of my life.
Cold fruit drink by the Mekong
Too much sugar, but good
Visited the largest collection of
Buddahs in Laos
Knelt before the altar of the biggest one
And felt immediately emptied
Calm
How can this be?
Need to do this every two hours or so
And especially before bed.
Crepes for lunch with a yummy salad
Eat, eat, eat up the culture.
Goodbye Vientiane.
Next stop, Luang Prabang.