Mekong Panorama

Panorama of the Mekong, looking over to Thailand, in downtown Vientiane. On the left you can see Don Chan Palace hotel, the tallest building in town.

Tuesday Temple Scenes

 A very neat and tidy wood stack at a Temple in Luang Prabang.

Monday Monks and Lanterns

Concentration and focus as this young monk lights a lantern in a temple in Luang Prabang.

The Lights of Thailand

The lights of Thailand reflected in the Mekong from Vientiane tonight.

Buddhist Books

Books on Buddhism.  If you can read Laos and want to learn about Buddha, then the book stall at Talat Sao is the place to go.

I think I ate Bambi

This restaurant is near school and I go pass it often.  There is always an animal in the drum oven, usually a pig, and the picture above shows a roasting pig.
I decided to stop last night and asked for some meat. I pointed and said "moo" which although the sound a cow makes is the word for pork in Laos.  The lady shook her head and said something.
This morning I asked my students what the word was and they said deer.  EEEEKKK I think I ate Bambi!

In the Jungle

The dense jungle on the banks of the Nam Ou river.