LuangPrabang

DSC08427  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08437  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08457  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08486  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08488  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08493  Bangkok Grand Palace
DSC08508  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08512  Bangkok Grand Palace DSC08518  Bangkok Grand Palace Bangkok  Bangkok train station DSC08542  On the way to Lao on the sleeper train, departs at 8pm, arrives at Nong Kai at 9am DSC08569  Udon Thani station
Vientiane  Sharing a TukTuk with a busy lady eating something which looked pretty hard! DSC08650  Framing a bike DSC08658  Happy kids in the street DSC08715  Local bus to go to Vang Vieng (4h), sitting next to a grand Pa very eager to depart! DSC08743  Little break on the way, no Kitcat but 'tempting' BBQ toad DSC08772  Monks are a common sight in Vang Vieng as they ride peacefully their bikes while holding the essential umbrella which shields their unprotected skulls
DSC08774  A great sight, the colors of the robes complete perfectly the scenery DSC08779  Vang Vieng's unmistakable river flanked by very steep hills DSC08802  Exploring the caves DSC08826 DSC08828 DSC08829
DSC08837 DSC08842 DSC08848 DSC08912  A stream in the cave: An amazing experience 100m floating underground DSC08927  Caves DSC08928  Caves
DSC08931  Caves DSC08936  Caves DSC08938  Small hidden creatures DSC08946  Playing out in the sun DSC08949  Kids taking a ... DSC08969  A strange leaf on the windscreen
DSC08976  Road between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang DSC08985  Sharing an umbrella DSC08987  A small village on the road to luang prabang DSC08996  Want some meat? DSC08997  Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang DSC09000  Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang
DSC09008  Vang-Vieng to Luang Prabang DSC09033  Luang Prabang Temple on top of the mount Phousi DSC09050  Luang Prabang temple on top of the mount Phousi DSC09062  Luang Prabang from the mount Phousi DSC09067  Luang Prabang runway DSC09073  Luang Prabang Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham
DSC09086  On the Mekong, a mix of blue, brown, green and bright orange dots! DSC09110  Sunset on the mekong DSC09114  Sunset on the mekong DSC09206  Walking trough remote Khamu Villages DSC09216  Kids half shy half playful everywhere! DSC09218  Curious kids following the crazy hiking tourists
DSC09235  Strange encounters DSC09236  Strange encounters DSC09237  Strange encounters DSC09247  Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle. DSC09252  Face to face DSC09258  Jumping pigglets
DSC09259  Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle. DSC09264  Strange encounters DSC09268  Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle. DSC09271  Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle. DSC09294 DSC09315  A family staying on top of a hill, surrounded by other hills. A remote place by really enchanting!
DSC09320  On the door step DSC09322 DSC09341  Washing in the river DSC09343  Walking through the fields DSC09350 DSC09387  A Khamu village north of Luang Prabang
DSC09388  Kids are tought very young how to use the matchet... DSC09405 DSC09412 DSC09420  Playing in front of the school DSC09427  Adults playing the rattan-ball DSC09439  3 houses in the village have the TV, powered by loud generators. The granny on the left would gard the door fiercly and ensure that the owner-family gets the entrance fee!
DSC09461  Morning in the village DSC09463  Going to the fields DSC09469  Crossing rudimentary bridges DSC09478  Strange encounters! DSC09485  Amazing how this scene seemed natural! DSC09596  Enjoying French food in Luang Prabang
DSC09597  End of class in Luang Prabang's primary school! DSC09606  Luang Prabang by night DSC09621  Vientiane's Arc de triomphe DSC09641  Vientiane temple DSC09645 DSC09650
DSC09670  A taste of France in Vientiane DSC09673  Vientiane Market DSC09678 DSC09694  Vientiane market DSC09700  Taking a small break form Vientiane's circulation with a fresh baguette as a snack! SONY DSC                         Vestige of a French Heritage: Awesome Bakeries
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SONY DSC                         Old French Mantion which didn't keep up with the heat SONY DSC                         Dog resting on the cool surface of a stone - table in a monastery SONY DSC                         Monastery SONY DSC                         Relaxing in one of the countless restaurants where sofas replace seats and where the choice of restaurant is not as much made from the composition of the menu as it is of the DVDs playing on the wide screens. SONY DSC                         SONY DSC SONY DSC                         SONY DSC
DSC08896  Vang Vieng SONY DSC                         Harvesting rice SONY DSC                         Bathing in the river SONY DSC                         Strange rocks against a clean blue sky SONY DSC                         dip! SONY DSC                         In Laos, it seems that Kids are everywhere!
SONY DSC                         "Throwing the Flip-Flop" An adapted game of french "palet" SONY DSC                         Luang Prabang SONY DSC                         Walking trough remote Khamu Villages SONY DSC                         Back from the hunt SONY DSC                         Walking through a Hmong village in the middle of the jungle. SONY DSC
SONY DSC                         Welcome! SONY DSC                         Back from the hunt! SONY DSC SONY DSC                         Playing hide and seek with the white ghosts! SONY DSC SONY DSC                         Newborn and his mother. Nationality: Lao, Date of birth 23/10/11, Place of birth, a hut in the middle of nowhere!
SONY DSC                         Chasing the dogs from the shade of the 'houses' SONY DSC SONY DSC                         SONY DSC