Our Guesthouse in Luang Prabang, Laos
Young monks at work in Luang Prabang
Boats on the Mekong
Crossing the Mekong on a long boat
A small farm near Luang Prabang
Cute kids from a village near Luang Prabang
A village schoolhouse near Luang Prabang
Our ride back across the Mekong!
Kicking back by the Mekong after a long day of walking!
Rice fields near ...
Near Luang Nam Tha
The tuk-tuk driver we hired to take us out to the countryside.
A small Hmong village near Nam Tha
Village schoolhouse
Drying riverweed in the sun
A young girl carries bamboo through the forrest
hiking through the jungle
Our guide, ...
Guess who was carrying the pack?
Our trekking party!
Correction, there's the party!
Lunch on a table of leaves
Coming into a remote village on our trek
Stacks of rice drying
A small farmhouse in between villages
The villagers we stayed with demonstrate some of their daily chores.
Gwen gives it a shot
...and fails.
...to the amusement of the village children.
It was actually this dark.
Pounding rice-cakes
harder than it looks!
Setting the table for dinner
Dinner is served!
Our village in the morning light
A water buffalo crossing the river just upstream of the village
The village schoolhouse
The teacher (not from the village, assigned from surrounding area)
We donated some pens and notebooks.
Solar-powered schoolhouse!
Where we stayed
Partying with our guides after the trek.
Gwen and You, our guide who saved gwen from having to ride in a kayak paddled by...me (Mike)
Luang Nam Tha
The Luang Nam Tha bus station
Our great, old Korean bus!
Back in Luang Prabang, Gwen sports her Cambodian pants (we were out of laundry after the trek!)
Our guesthouse back in Luang Prabang (next door to a temple)
Luang Prabang
Back to the Mekong
Love the saffron cloth!
Some young monks hang out across the river
A New Year's Eve Party on the streets of Luang Prabang
One of the many old temples in Luang Prabang
We got up early to give alms to the monks.
Despite a serious language barrier, Gwen made instant friends with the sweet people at our guest house.
Luang Prabang from above
Bocci anyone?
Heading to Vietnam
