On the flip side...

Sunrise from a train

Sunrise in Southeast Asia involves a lot of mist. In Lao it took a good few hours until it had all lifted above the mountain tops. Looking out the train windows, the fog thins and lets me see a bit more of the rice fields off to the left.

Paul Theroux writes about his train travels. I found he focuses on the inside of the train. With the exception of the young couple across the aisle, the inside of this train is unremarkable. To be fair, until an hour ago, so was the outside.

Returning past Ayutaya to Bangkok I'm closing the teardrop shaped loop I opened 5 weeks ago. North to Nong Khai, Vientienne, Luang Prabong, Nong Khiaw, Luang Nam Tha, Chang Rai, Chang Mai, and now back south to the City of Angels.

It's Friday. It's been a long trip.

posted by YS @ 6:02 PM