At the Airport
After passing through security, the first thing I did was to visit the legendary Sunrise Duty-Free Shop. It’s clear that I had stocked up quite a bit for Double 11, so I didn’t buy much, but it’s still necessary to keep up with the market trends. With plenty of time before boarding, I found a place to work. The China Eastern Hemisphere Asia 77 VIP Lounge is close to my boarding gate. The excellent food in the China Eastern VIP Lounge was a bit distracting, as I am a foodie by nature. At the China Eastern VIP Lounge, I definitely wouldn’t miss ‘China Eastern’s bowl of noodles.’ You can choose noodles or rice noodles at the noodle bar, with two delicious large fish balls in the topping, and additionally, braised pork and vegetarian dishes, as well as various seasonings like cilantro, green onions, and sauces are self-served, making it incredibly satisfying to eat. The guests in the China Eastern VIP Lounge are half Chinese and half foreign, so the Western-style cakes and desserts are also abundant, with a variety of breads and cookies, all made very tempting; there are really many foreign wines, and I can’t imagine myself boarding
Morning Aerial Photography and Trip to Nam Ngum Lake Scenic Area
At breakfast time, the industrious Mr. Golden Egg went out to take aerial photos. Under the aerial lens, Vientiane, Laos, looked beautiful like a fairy tale. Note: All the aerial photos in this article are from my friend ‘Golden Egg’s Travel’.
In the morning, we went to the Nam Ngum Lake Scenic Area. The drive from the hotel to the scenic area took about 2 hours, and we arrived at 10 in the morning, just in time for lunch. Therefore, our visit to the Nam Ngum Lake Scenic Area was accompanied by a Chinese-style meal on the yacht, comfortable and carefree. The meal on the boat was very much to my taste. As a food blogger, I particularly enjoy authentic cuisine.
Food in Laos and Thailand
During our stay in Laos and Thailand, the eggs we ate at every meal were bright yellow because we could see chicken coops and freely roaming chickens by the roadside. And the plump fish all came from Nam Ngum Lake, which was easy to bone and had a very rich and tender texture. Even in everyday meals in Laos, there are two world-class treasures: one is Lao beer, simply referred to as Lao Brew, one of the top ten beers in the world. The malt concentration of Lao Brew is 12%, and the alcohol content is about 5%. It is highly recommended to add ice when drinking, as the taste is very refreshing and crisp. The other is Lao sticky rice, known as the ‘hometown of sticky rice’. Sticky rice has become the staple food of the Lao people, and Laos is one of the few countries in the world where sticky rice surpasses other types of rice. The Lao people eat sticky rice three times a day. It is usually soaked in water overnight, steamed the next day, and shaped into rice balls, which are eaten directly with fish sauce. This habit has a history of thousands of years. A key point for us is that Laos is still a country without chemical fertilizers, so all the crops here are organic. The sticky rice in front of us is packed in small bamboo baskets. When you open the lid of the basket and take a bite, it has a natural fragrance, a gift from heaven!
