The Grand Stupa, a national monument
Sun Aug 6, 2000 That Luang, Vientiane, Laos
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Us at That Luang
Sun Aug 6, 2000 That Luang, Vientiane, Laos
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Nearby side temple
Sun Aug 6, 2000 That Luang, Vientiane, Laos
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View of Vientianne
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Victory Gate, Vientianne, Laos
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Decorative tower top with Mekong river in the distance
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Victory Gate, Vientianne, Laos
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A dragonfly (because there are thousands here)
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Haw Phra Kaew, Vientianne, Laos
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Dozens of Buddha figures decorate the wat
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Haw Phra Kaew, Vientianne, Laos
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Tom with a decorative dragon water channel to cleanse Buddhas on the New Year
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Haw Phra Kaew, Vientianne, Laos
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Wat Sisaket (used to house Emerald Buddha)
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Wat Sisaket, Vientianne, Laos
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Louisa imitates a Buddha in the Earth position
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Wat Sisaket, Vientianne, Laos
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The Presidential Palace
Sun Aug 6, 2000 Vientianne, Laos
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Louisa with a lotus flower
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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The Buddha
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Dragon water channel
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa inspects the wall paintings
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Vibrant purple glass facade of a small side temple
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Pink painted wall adorned witth color glass figures
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Udong explains the story to Louisa (burial stupa to the side)
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Beautiful colored glass mosaic telling many stories
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Colorful painted wall and Buddha statues
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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The drum used to summon the faithful on days of prayer (water buffalo hide)
Vat Khi Li, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Tom with a Buddhist monk
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Khi Li, Luang Prabang, Laos
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A new stupa with brightly colored glass
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Si Boun Heuang, Luang Prabang, Laos
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A Buddha in the rain position (very appropriate!)
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Sop, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Racing paddle boat made from one trunk of mahogany
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Mai, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Children playing in the mud
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Visounalath, Luang Prabang, Laos
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The Watermelon Stupa
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Visounalath, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Big Buddha, with a smaller Hindu Buddha in front 3102 Pedestal seat for monks reading scriptures on holy days
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Visounalath, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Old smiling Buddha statue
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Visounalath, Luang Prabang, Laos
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A boy takes a Laotian shower in the gutter runoff
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Vat Visounalath, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Traditional Laos band with music
Parasol Blanc Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Laotian dancing girls
Parasol Blanc Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos
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3 varieties of traditional dress
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Parasol Blanc Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Fanciful headresses for dancing
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Parasol Blanc Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Newly constructed wat
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos
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The gorgeous green glass of the new wat
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Us on a long boat on the Mekong
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Dead pig floating in the Mekong
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Riverside village
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Speedboat zooms by, note helmeted passengers
Mon Aug 7, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Distilling the rice wine
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Typical village home
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Children playing hopscotch
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Village stupa
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Decorated village temple
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Construction of a new house
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Jugs of fermenting rice
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Another speedboat
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Children playing
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Baan Sang Hai village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Beautiful Laos countryside
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa in front of our lunch feast
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Pak Ou village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Us picnicing on kindergarten tables
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Pak Ou village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Sheer cliff with lower cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Pak Ou village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Udong and Louisa with long boat
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Pak Ou village, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Approaching the Pak Ou Caves
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Lower cave entrance
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Many buddha figures in the lower cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa in a niche of the cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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More buddhas and a stupa deeper inside
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Old buddhas in lower cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Dragon water channel in the upper cave for washing the Buddha for luck
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Many figures in the upper cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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More buddhas
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa with a carved lion in a stalagmite
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa in front of the upper cave
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Looking over Luang Prabang
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Phou Si hill, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Luang Prabang and the American Bridge over the Nam Khan
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Royal Palace on the Mekong
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Laotian Jungle around the Mekong
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Laotian national flower
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos
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Gorgeous lotus flowers in hotel pond
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Parasol Blanc Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Typical town home with outdoor plumbing
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Luang Prabang, Laos
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Hmong children in their village
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Children in the house, with an old man smoking opium behind
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Toddlers in the house
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Oldest woman in the village
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa grinding cornmeal
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Boy with pail of crabs
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Near Luang Prabang, Laos
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A great waterfall
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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The waterfall again
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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We love this waterfall
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Close up of the waterfall
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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A mid-waterfall pool
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Water tumbling over boulders
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa in front of the waterfall
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Us with the Kuang Si
Tue Aug 8, 2000 Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos
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Louisa waits in the Luang Prabang airport hangar
Wed Aug 9, 2000 Luang Prabang airport, Laos
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