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June 29th 2008

Published: July 2nd 2008

Floating along the Mekong river from Chiang Khan to Nhong Khai ... crossing mountains in Northern Laos between Vang Vien and the Plain of Jars ... crossing the Mekong in the deep South of Laos to vist Wat Pho Champasak. I met up with Graham and Anthony in Bangkok airport in June 2006, and we flew on to Undon Thani in NE Thailand. We spent the next afternoon getting as far upstream the Mekong a... Read Full Entry

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Vientiane

They are respectfully stored now at Wat Si Saket.

Vientiane

Wat Si Saket houses hundreds of Buddha rupas.

Vientiane

It appears to be again a deeply Buddhist city.

Vientiane

Another old wat of the city.

Vientiane

Pha That Luang is the most important national symbol of Laos.

Vientiane

Pha That Luang again.

Vientiane

Halfway through the holiday, Graham and Anthony hopped into a tuk-tuk and left me alone in Laos.

Vang Vieng

I went by bus to Vang Vieng ...

Vang Vieng

... which is set in beautiful limestone scenery.

Vang Vieng

A fruit stall at the bus station.

Vang Vieng

A covered bridge over a small river.

Vang Vieng

Lao longboat.

Vang Vieng

A skeletal country bridge.

Vang Vieng

Basket work and plastic ware for sale in the market.

Vang Vieng

Lao couple, beer-garden owner and English Language undergraduate.

Vang Vieng

Their beer garden at night.

Vang Vieng

A green lake; it must have a clay bottom.

Phonsavan

There are hundreds of these neolythic jars scattered across the Plain of Jars. One photograph cannot convey the impression.

Phonsavan

Maybe they were burial urns. Originally they all had stone lids. Many of these have been taken and used for house building. (They are excellent for stopping the advance of termites.)

Phonsavan

This is a bomb crater, courtesy of the USA.

Phonsavan

Before the American bombing this Buddha figure sat inside a temple. All that is left of the building is the columns beside it.

2nd July 2008

Alison Packham
non-member comment

More people shots please!
It's lovely to see Graham holidaying with you. Please upload more people shots!

3rd July 2008

An Erratic Traveller
Gillian Perrett

But people go travelling (even by armchair) to look at new places, not familiar faces ... I think. :?

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