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Water, water (and bombs and French) everywhere...in central Laos

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May 11th 2012
Published: July 22nd 2012
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In addition to the numerous ethnic minorities in Laos, we spotted a strange but familiar people. People whom we had encountered surprisingly rarely on our travels – Les Francais. Despite being a developed nation of over 65 million inhabitants, France’s sons and daughters had been conspicuous by their absence. They’ve been outnumbered by the Swiss, and even Norwegians and Finns. Only now did ... Read Full Entry



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Missing: One small girlMissing: One small girl
Missing: One small girl
Last seen with red-skinned alien dressed in green.
Posing for a picture.Posing for a picture.
Posing for a picture.
Luang Prabang's eye-pleasing colonial era architectureLuang Prabang's eye-pleasing colonial era architecture
Luang Prabang's eye-pleasing colonial era architecture
Water for the monks.Water for the monks.
Water for the monks.
With petals.
Ethnic costume at the paradeEthnic costume at the parade
Ethnic costume at the parade
Even the monks at the parade are the target of water.Even the monks at the parade are the target of water.
Even the monks at the parade are the target of water.
The more genteel style of watering.The more genteel style of watering.
The more genteel style of watering.
Mobile music unitMobile music unit
Mobile music unit
More scary masksMore scary masks
More scary masks
Monkey masksMonkey masks
Monkey masks
Miss Pee MaiMiss Pee Mai
Miss Pee Mai
The centre-point of the parade
Blue hand gang make an appearance.Blue hand gang make an appearance.
Blue hand gang make an appearance.
The locals look on, protected by two young guards.The locals look on, protected by two young guards.
The locals look on, protected by two young guards.
Water-based hostilities cease as a proper street gang fight it out.Water-based hostilities cease as a proper street gang fight it out.
Water-based hostilities cease as a proper street gang fight it out.
Sand stupa competitionSand stupa competition
Sand stupa competition
A festival within a festival, on a sandbar in the Mekong.
Here comes troubleHere comes trouble
Here comes trouble
Trouble found us.Trouble found us.
Trouble found us.
(That's green food colouring, we think...)
We weren't the only victims.We weren't the only victims.
We weren't the only victims.
Take that!Take that!
Take that!
CarnageCarnage
Carnage
Ambush!Ambush!
Ambush!



23rd July 2012

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Laos is one of our favorites
We truly enjoyed our time in Laos. Your blog has brought back some pleasant memories for us. We were there during the boat festival and it was fabulous.

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