Lao National Teacher's Day

A public holiday to mark the importance of teachers, not a football match is what Australia needs!

Today was a public holiday for schools across Lao, including VIS.

I asked, and paid, a colleague who has lived here for 25 years, and does some tour guiding,  to take Taz and I on a day trip beyond Vientiane.  We started on the scooters, exploring the banks of the Mekong on a dirt track heading south, but when it started to rain he suggested plan B.

Garrett's  family joined us and we drove north, on a sealed road, once again following the Mekong and stopping to explore some temples.

The girls were great fun and very cute, helping me to practice my limited Laos.  They loved posing on the patio of a cave temple overlooking the river.

A great day was had by all.