On the highway to Xam Nuea Road construction with German help An hill tribes village from the Lisu An hill tribes village near Xam Neua Viengxay village At the market in Viengxay Chicken sold out on the market Laos women selling fresh chicken Fresh water fish and field rats Young vegetable vendors in Xam Neua Landscape near the border of Viet Nam Paddy fields at Nam Meo Water buffalos face Nam Meo Laotian heros statue Xaiburi village near Viengxay Khaysone Phomvihane's cave Khaysone Phomvihane's cave entrance Khaysone Phomvihane's cave Khaysone Phomvihane's cave Keysone Phomvihane's cave Khaysone Phomvihane's bedroom Khaysone Phomvihane's working room Snoopy boys watching down from balcony Common scene from the tribes houses A break in a tribe village Other village beside the highway Panoramic view to Laos mountainous region Tham Piew - Cave with a tragic history A part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail? Along the highway near Ban Ban Laotian women at the veranda Important ingredients for Som Tam Lao Mountain range around Phonsavan Warning signs about the remains of war The war will not be forgotten for many many years Welcome to Visit Laos Year 2000 Plain of Jars Bomb impacts the memory of USA Plain of Jars Plain of Jars Using grenade shells as house piles Hello in Phonsavan Sad view down to the Laotian landscape The "helter-skelter-unit" made in China