LAOS - Cont'd

This girl doesn't seem happy that I took her photo.

Khouangsi Waterfalls - about 25 km from LP.

 

Some people may swim in this "pool" as it's big and fairly deep.

Cascading pools.

Top of the falls.

Wat Xieng Thong is the most prestigious temple in LP. This is the sim of the wat.

The funeral chapel of the wat.

A rather rare reclining Buddha stored in a separate hall. It was displayed in France for some years before being returned here.

Mosaic of the Buddhist way of life for followers adorns one of the walls of a side hall.

A mosaic of the Tree of Life.

Statue of King Sisavang Vong who reigned as the king Of LP from 1904 - '46 and as king of Laos from 1946 - '59. This is found in the National Memorial at the former Royal Palace.

These naga-adorned carriages are used for carrying the Buddha statue from Wat Xieng Thong during an annual festival in LP. On display are a few vintage cars used by Royalty in the past. Photos are prohibited.

Happy children of tribal ethnicity at a village we passed by

Infant on grandma's back

We visited this home of a Hmong tribesman. Notice that he has a fridge. All things that need to be done domestically are done within the four walls. Tou is showing us how a meal is being prepared. The owner is the chief of this tribe. He plants food needed within his compounds and is the owner of several guns for hunting animals for meat.

Happy Hmong children playing outside the house we visited.

The town of Sala Phoukhoun on the way from LP to Phonsavanh, where we stopped for lunch. The journey is quite arduous as the roads are windy and go over mountainous terrain. The distance is about 300 km but the journey takes 7-8 hours.