Tigers Netball returned victorious from Laos and what a great tour it was!
Loaded up with snacks, drinks and our Fab Charley Browns Tour Ts, we boarded the 8pm overnight train to the Laos border. The champers was cracked, the bruschetta appetisers, cheese & dips were plated and the Tour began!! An hour and a half later the train still hadn't left the station but who cared.....we were having a great time!
We finally left Bangkok in our luxurious first-class party-sleepers (and thank goodness we decide to go first, having checked out the rest of train) and the tour began in earnest!! We were told off for being way too noisy & having too much fun by all & sundry, not least a grumpy old bag who accused us of behaving like 16-year-old school girls on their first train trip. We took that as compliment and didn’t let it slow us down.
Many, many, many hours, much champagne, not a bad night's sleep, 2 trains and a van later we finally arrived in Vientiane!
Despite arriving late for the game (not all our fault, blame the dodgy Songtaew driver), we were warmly welcomed by the Laos Mahouts, who were all geared up with loads of players, spectators, water and even a fruit plate!The game itself was a lot of fun and we were quite evenly matched. At one stage in the fourth quarter the two teams were only 1 point apart, but more experience and games as a team behind them saw the Tigers pull ahead in the last minutes to a sound victory.
Final score 23 - 15 TIGERS VICTORIOUS!!
That night the Laos Mahoots took us out for a fab traditional meal and lots and lots of wine and beer! We can't go into too many details, of course, because WHAT GOES ON TOUR STAYS ON TOUR. Hey Cookie!
Overall impression on Vientiane: very quiet but warm, welcoming people and great food. And it's cheap!
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