0550 - Reached the Southern Bus Station. Instead of taking the tuktuk to the center, we waited for the local shuttle bus. There are two buses that we can took which are number 23 and 29. After waited for an hour, we saw only no. 23 coming hence we get on the no. 23 bus. After half way, we just knew that the bus was travelling in another direction then take the u-turn at far away to go back to the center. The total journey took around 1.5 hour to reach the center and cost 5000kip/person.
At the Central Bus Station, we walked to the hostel which is Ali Backpacker. Once we reached the location, we didn't see any Ali Backpacker word. It is only the Ali Hotel. Hence, this Ali Hotel and Ali Backpacker is in the same building. As we couldn't check in yet, we walked to the morning market near the central again. This morning market doesn't have much thing to shop. Only a few stalls like selling daily thing, toys, clothes and some souvenir only. There are not much food stall too. Hence, we had our lunch at another restaurant near the central area. We found this budget restaurant when we over walk from our hostel direction.
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| President Palace |
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| In the morning market |
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| Saw this restaurant's baneer when we walked the wrong way |
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| Rice noodle soup with pork, 12,000kip. So worth it! |
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| Fried rice with chicken, 15,000kip |
After that, walked back to the hotel and check in. When paying for the accomodation, this man just calculate the way he like. Our room cost USD13.96 and covered to kip should be around 13.96*8300=115868kip. But he times with 8450. Hence, I knew we will loss much if we pay with kip. But I only left USD15 small notes. He didn't change me the USD1 but instead of 8000kip only! When walked in the room, I see this building decoration is like vietnamese style. This owner must be a vietnamese people!
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| The double bed room with shared toilet |
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| View from our room, this is how they do the laundry |
After leave our backpacks, we visited the Wat Sisaket. The entrance fee is 10,000kip/person. This is a very old wat that was built in 1818. The visitor cannot take photo inside of the wat which has a lot of mural painting and buddha statue.
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| The information in English is blur already! |
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| Wat Sisaket |
After that, we went to the National Post Office. There are postcards selling at 2000kip each which is very cheap to buy it. Next, we walked to the Patuxai to take some photo. We didn't go in to the top as I had been there before.
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| Patuxai |
Lastly, we shopped at the night market which is near to our hostel. We had dinner there too.
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| Rice with stewed duck, 15,000kip |
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| Rice noodle soup with chicken, 12,000kip. This has less meat |
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| The very long night market |
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| Most of the stall has fixed price |
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| Grilled squid |
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| Many people eating hot pot |
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| Play game area |
Our Expenses (000kip)
Bus : 10
Lunch : 27
Wat Sisaket : 20
Dinner : 27
Accomodation : 116
TOTAL : 200
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