Luang Prabang and Vientiane, Laos (December 2006)
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Luang Prabang:
View from Phu Si hill and main street (Th Sakkarin).
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Colorful
jumbos (Laotian version of Thai tuk-tuk).
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In Luang Prabang streets, day and
night.
A beautifully
maintained Citroen Traction Avant. (This type of car was manufactured from 1934
to 1957.)
Small boats
on the Nam Khan River.
Peaceful
garden.
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Royal Palace.
Monk.
Temples.
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Paintings in
a temple on Phu Si Hill.
Market
scenes.
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Around Luang Prabang:
Mekong River.
In a small
village north of Luang Prabang.
In Pak Ou caves, 25km north of Luang Prabang.
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Pools of Tat
Kiang Si, 32 km south of Luang Prabang.
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Vientiane:
Wat Si Saket
temple.
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Naga snakes and Singha
lion guarding the entrance of the Haw Pha
Kaeo temple.
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Pha That Luang
(golden stupa).
Statue of King Jayavarman
VII (Khmer empire) in the courtyard of Pha That Luang.
In the market.
Baguettes, a French
legacy.
Not everything looks appetizing.
A well-connected computer shop.
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Paintings for
sale along the Mekong river.
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