Calm traffic on the Tha river The Boat Landing Guest House Across the river Tha Paddy fields at the Luang Namtha province Hmong kids Simple huts from the Hmong tribes Tha River (Maenam Tha) Walking across the Tha river The walk across a rope bridge Encounting an Hmong hiker woman An adept crossing the bridge Young villagers at a store beside the national mai… Drying rice paper sheets in the sun Children in Ban Xang Hai Drying rice paper sheets in the sun Prayers meditate under a very hot corrugated metal… Monks in Wat Xieng Thong Laotian women at the veranda The border to Cambodia Wat Phu Champasak Wat Phu Debris of the Wat Phu View from the hill to Baan Nongsa View to the city Luang Namtha Inside Wat Luang Kone Luang Namtha main road Pak Mong and a Chinese store Wild foxes offered for Laotian dish Pak Mong Hmong girls in their dressing Selling baguettes for breakfast Laotian breakfast tea and khanom khu Night market offerings Daughter Sylvia buys a textile blanket Mom-and-pop-store in front of the temple Food vendors sell out along the street Restaurants and coffee bars along Sakkarine Road The entrance door into the Wat Pa Phai Inside Wat Pa Phai Wat Paphaimisaiyaram Mekong the heart of Laos Shop by shop along the cities mainroad Walking street in Luang Prabang View to the north-eastern part of the city Buddha statue inside the temple comprise