Sep 25

Gallery: Laos

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The colorful cabin decor on our flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang
Our tuk-tuk from Luang Praban\'s airport
Lisa bargaining with some girls on the streets of Luang Prabang
Young boys playing in the streets of Luang Prabang
Wat Xiang Thong
One of the many beautiful guesthouses lining the streets of Luang Prabang\'s old town
Boats on the Nam Khan River where it meets the Mekong
Rice cakes drying in the midday sun
Wat Saen
Wat Saen
Sam and Lisa on Mai San
Lisa steering Mai San
Sam steering Mai San
Our favorite little pho shop (where we ate lunch most days we were in Luang Prabang)
Lisa checking out the merchandise at a stall down Luang Prabang\'s main drag
Luang Prabang\'s old town
Luang Prabang\'s old town
A monk walking in front of the wat at the Royal Palace Museum
The Royal Palace Museum
Wat Pa Houak
Wat Pa Houak
Buddha figures around Luang Prabang\'s central Phou Si
Buddha figures around Luang Prabang's central Phou Si
The calligraphic script of the Lao language
One of the wats lining Sisavang Vong Road
Two of the elephants in our group
The elephant village on the banks of the Nam Khan River
Cruising up the Nam Khan River on the way to Tad Sae Waterfall
The dense jungle on the banks of the Nam Khan River
Our transport on the Nam Khan River to Tad Sae Waterfall
Tad Sae Waterfall
Sam jumping off Tad Sae Waterfall
On the way from Tad Sae Waterfall back to the elephant village
Our boat captain
Two of the elephants come to pick us up
Lisa hopping on Mai San
Riding through the Laos jungle
Riding through the Laos jungle
Sam steering Mai San
Mai San
Lisa feeding Mai San some bananas
Lisa feeding Mai San some bananas
Lisa feeding Mai San some bananas
Sam feeding Mai San some bananas
Mai San
Sam enjoying some Beerlao at the Sakura Bar in Vang Vieng
Sakura Bar drinks
One of the more colorful tuk-tuks on the streets of Luang Prabang
A monkey on the back of a truck in Luang Prabang\'s markets
The dizzying array of food availanle at Luang Prabang\'s market
Luang Prabang's night market
Luang Prabang's night market
Luang Prabang's night market
Luang Prabang's main drag by night
Our tuk-tuk to the bus station
Lisa buying some banana chips in Vang Vieng
A bridge over the Nam Xong River in Vang Vieng
Thamchang Resort on the way to Thamchang Cave
A footbridge over the Nam Xong River on the way to Thamchang Cave
The spring-fed swimming hole outside Thamchang Cave
Almost vertical steps into Thamchang Cave
Thamchang Cave
Thamchang Cave
Thamchang Cave
Endless bars and restaurants offering western food in Vang Vieng
Sam and Lisa about to have a beer on the banks of the Mekong River
Our hotel room in central Vientiane
Nam Phu Fountain
Some of the Scandinavian and French eateries surrounding Nam Phu Fountain
Lisa perusing one of the Scandinavian bakeries
Central Vientiane
The Vientiane morning market: that's real hair for sale on the right
The Vientiane morning market: more karaoke machines than you can poke a stick at
The Vientiane morning market: a plethora of goldsmiths
One of the many temples around central Vientiane
Vientiane
The Patouxai
Lisa standing under the Patouxai
View of central Vientiane from the top of the Patouxai
The Patouxai
Wat Sisaket
The Presidential Palace
Haw Pha Kaew
Haw Pha Kaew
Wat Chanthabouli
Wat Chanthabouli
Lisa enjoying lunch at our favorite lunch spot in Vientiane: PVO on the banks of the Mekong
Beerlao on the banks of the Mekong
Some of the foods on offer at the stalls alongside the Mekong (those are live frogs in the blue bucket)
The evening food stalls along the Mekong River
Lisa and Sam having a few drinks at the food stalls along the Mekong
Some of the local boys horsing around next to the Mekong
Rowers in the Mekong River
View of Luang Prabang from That Chomsi
Tad Sae Waterfall
View of Luang Prabang from That Chomsi
The more than 300 steps through the lush rainforest up to That Chomsi
Wat Saen
Wat Nong (right next to the guesthouse in which we stayed)
Wat Pa Houak
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Wat Pha Phoutthabat
View of the limestone mountains around Vang Vieng
Wat Sisaket
Haw Pha Kaew
One of the many temples around central Vientiane
Mekong River sunset

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