An eye of the Nāga sculpture Nāga at the steps to the temple building Maenam Loei Maenam Loei mouths into the Mekong View far into Laos and the Mekong river Phra Yai Phu Kok Gnew 6.8 Mill. bats leaving the Pha Yaa cave Pha Yaa cave mountain Baan Khok Yai Buddha watching down the hill Evening setting at the Mekong riverside At the riverside of the Mekong At the mouth of the Menam Loei river Takhian tree spirit Maenam Loei Ton Takhian spirit Cross-country through the province Loei Landscape along the way to the bats cave Rotibaker in Loei city Buddha Statue in Saturday pose Sacrificing for Guanyin Buddha altar U Thong style Budai image A couple praying for a happy future Wat Tham Pha Pu or Tham Phiang Din Goodview resort Holy chedi beside the temples building Abbot of the monastery Look inside a monks accommodation Buddha images and a dignitary wax work Abbot in front of his accommodation Wat Sri Chan in Baan Na Oo Compound of monks accommodations Loei city main road Charoen-Rat Unsafe oncoming traffic Pu Luang in the clouds Passing Wang Sa Phung Landscape after thunderstorm Situation like the apocalypse A romantic evening ambiance Three old friends Villagers of Baan Khok Children in Baan Khok Welcome scene after six years Farmers bring home bamboo bars Walk through the bamboo wood land Baan Doen city near Dansai Wat Pa Huoy Lad Return home from fieldwork Thailand's mountain province Mountain view over Loei's province Nāga steps to Phra That Satcha in Tha Li Century plants with styrofoam protections Baan Pak Huay at Maenam Huang At the riverside of the Maenam Huang Quiet place Kaeng Ton Roundabout and the drop bar Heavy rain cloud over Kaeng Ton Market vendor sells northern gastronomic specialit… Food stalls at the night market Market stall for selling roasted duck and knuckle… On the night market in Loei city Entrance shield to Wat Phu Luang Wat Phu Luang a Phra Ubosot in construction Little sculptures in the grass The dug whole for the Luk Nimit Luk Nimit ลูกนิมิต, the temples cannon balls Mae Nam Hueang A small lake outside Loei, northern Thailand Gate to the temple complex Thailand Isaan Kids from Kantaralak in the coriander field At the Phu Ruea plateau A Buddha pavilion at the top of Phu Ruea Myself Wat Hin Mak Peng Stupa The library in the Royal Temple complex Wat Hin Mak Peng The Royal Temple Wat Hin Mak Peng at the riverside… The Royal Temple in the Wat Hin Mak Peng area The Stupa in the Royal Temple complex The Royal Temple Stupa in the complex A public boat cruising on the Mekong near Chiang K… Main Temple Structure at Prasat Hin Phanom Rung Prasat Hin Phanom Rung Debrises laying around in the Plang Ku park Plang Ku Khmer Ruins Working elephant rests near the paddy field At the market in Sri Saket Air brush painting on a bus rear An other painting on a bus rear Dry paddy field on the way to Sri Saket Sunset in the province Sri Saket In the village called Kantaralak Boy in the village Kantaralak Cleaning coriander plants Guest host and landlady for many years