Laos

Huay Xai, Laos This beautiful little Lao girl in Huay Xai posed for us as we walked along the street.

Huay Xai, Laos Looking down from the temple gate at Wat Chomkao Manilat in Huay Xai, Laos as the sun sets across the Mekong River behind the mountains of northern Thailand.

Huay Xai, Laos Sun setting over the Mekong River in Huay Xai.

Huay Xai, Laos One of our cottages where we stayed at Arimid Guesthouses in Huay Xai.

Huay Xai, Laos Leaving Huay Xai we boarded the boat to cruise down the Mekong River.

Huay Xai, Laos Boats lined up along the banks of the Mekong in Huay Xai, northern Laos.

Mekong River, northern Laos A boat on the Mekong River in northern Laos.

northern Laos After damage to the boat pulling out of port, the owners ran aground on this small beach to repair the damage. We got to put our feet in the cool waters of the Mekong for awhile.

northern Laos Cruising down the Mekong River in northern Laos.

northern Laos View from our boat as we cruised along the Mekong River in northern Laos.

northern Laos This young Lao girl was selling snacks to the boaters when they pulled into her small village along the Mekong River.

northern Laos A fisherman pulls on his fishing net in the Mekong River in northern Laos.

northern Laos Sites along the Mekong River in northern Laos - A small village above the rocks along the river.

northern Laos Sites along the Mekong River in northern Laos - Cows and Water Buffalo.

northern Laos A utility vehicle on the banks of the Mekong River in northern Laos.

northern Laos All over Laos, farmers were burning their crops in preparation for the rainy season and the planting of new crops. The smoke permeated the air over the entire country as we traveled through northern Laos.

northern Laos Midland hill tribe village (Khmu Tribe), along the Mekong River, northern Laos.

northern Laos A boy watched and greeted us as we walked up the hill to the Khmu village.

northern Laos Midland hill tribe village (Khmu Tribe), northern Laos.

northern Laos A Lao woman of the Khmu Tribe walks through her village in northern Laos.

northern Laos Children of the Khmu Tribe in northern Laos.

northern Laos A little girl walks through her Khmu village.

northern Laos A group of children in the Khmu village.

northern Laos A girl in the Khmu village.

northern Laos A girl in the Khmu village.

northern Laos A woman in the Khmu village.

northern Laos Children of the Khmu Tribe in northern Laos

northern Laos Children of the Khmu Tribe in northern Laos.

northern Laos A Khmu baby climbs up on the porch.

northern Laos A young woman of the Khmu Hill Tribe carrying a child in northern Laos. (many of the older children carried around the younger children, so I don't know if this was her child or her sibling, or perhaps a younger child of the tribe.)

northern Laos A baby of the Khmu Hill Tribe

northern Laos Laotian child with mother in Khmu Tribal Village.

northern Laos A Khmu girl with lovely bright eyes.

northern Laos A woman in the Khmu village.

northern Laos A young Khmu girl.

northern Laos The schoolroom in the Khmu village. School was not in session the day we visited.

northern Laos I put my digital SLR camera into the hands of this little boy and used hand signals to try to show him how to take a picture. He pressed and held the shutter button, snapping pictures in quick succession. I could not get him to look through the viewfinder, but one of the men in the village explained to him what to do.

northern Laos And this is the picture he took of his friends. (I wonder how much impact it had on this little boy. I wonder if he will take a special interest in cameras and photography when he grows up).

northern Laos Grinding grain (probably rice) in the Khmu Village, Laos.

northern Laos Leaving the Khmu Village, many of the children were there to see our boat off.

northern Laos View along the Mekong River between Huay Xai and Pak Beng in northern Laos

northern Laos View along the Mekong River between Huay Xai and Pak Beng in northern Laos.