The Mekong at Luang Prabang 
The blue Nam Khan joins the muddy Mekong 
Street food in Luang Prabang 
Luang Prabang’s next generation 
The man-cold 
The tie that binds – cotton threads for good luck 
Welcome ceremony 
Carding cotton 
Spinning thread 
Dyed thread 
Hand loom. 
Noodle making, step 1 – harvest rice. 
Step 2 – grind rice paste, load into perforated tin can, top with wood plunger 
Step 3 – squeeze wood plunger to force paste through holes in the can, into boiling water 
Step 4 – briefly boil noodles 
Step 5 – scoop out noodles. Yes, Liz is cooking! 
Sunset over the Mekong, with Venus & the Moon 
“I’m not dead yet!” 
Donating food to the monks 
High speed train to Vang Vieng 
Vang Vieng 
The little dots below the baloon are paragliders 
Our tour group prepares to paddle 
Liz and John conquer the Nam Song… 
… but this guy’s not impressed. 
John & Malcolm take a leap of faith into the blue lagoon. 
Chit gives us another karaoke performance on the bus. 
Wiring in Vientiane. (I’m not sure this meets code). 
Traditional wooden house in Vientiane 
Independence monument. 
Pha That Luang – a stupa dating to the 3rd century (but reconstructed). Regarded as the national symbol of Laos. 
Yes, the sign says fire station, but all that’s left is a parking lot. 
Ah, finally found it.
OMG. What great pictures and awesome photos. Keep them coming John, if you survive your man-cold. You poor baby. I’m sure that Liz is giving you lots of sympathy. XO. Pat and Dave
Yes, Liz is doing her best to be sympathetic. However, she has been placing the bio-hazard barrier pillow between us at night.
Love your adventures, and the way you share them with us! I can “almost” feel the warmth of the sun from your photos. And now we must get back to preparing for 25 centimeters of snow to land in our cold little city overnight! So envious…….
H.
Was that a large bat for the street food?
Love the Monty Python reference, and hope you feel better soon.
Pictures are worth a thousand words, so keep them coming.
Cheers my friends.
Hi, Liz and John,
Nice photos and looked like so much fun. The wiring on the pole is a good slide for safety training! LOL Thanks for sharing.
Keep ‘em coming, John. Fabulous memories for you and Liz.
Fantastic! So appreciate your sense of humour and fun, John. I loved the lesson on making rice noodles. Yum!