laos (just a glimpse)

i was only in laos for about a week, but i'm so glad i made it across the border.  my friend, jason, and i spent 2 days going down the mekong river by slow boat, a coupla days in luang prabang (quite a lovely city) and a coupla days in vang vieng (one helluva tourist town surrounded by the most breathtaking landscape imaginable).  then we were back on the winding roads, through ventianne (the capital city) and then all the way to bangkok.

steps up to a temple

windows of an old temple

view from the temple in luang prabang

gold reclining buddha in l.p.

falls near luang prabang

young monks having fun

vang vieng

you can drink this stuff

passion fruit flower

landscape in vang vieng

a cave-dwelling buddha

temple in vang vieng

 

taro, rice, mountain, sky

longtail boats on the mekong

strolling down the mekong river

dugout canoes