LAOS ~ PHOTO GALLERIES
🙂 click images to view 🙂
Don Khone, Laos
Hand drawn map. There were many versions of these maps all over the island. Don Khone, Laos.
View from the east side of the island. Don Khone, Laos.
Rick and Alisa on the east side of the island. Don Khone, Laos.
Local boat tied up on the east side of the island. Don Khone, Laos.
Little girl trying to catch up with her mom and brother.
Our river front accommodation on Don Khone, Pan's Bungalows. Don Khone, Laos.
View from the porch of our bungalow. Don Khone, Laos.
4,000 Islands Sunset. Don Khone, Laos.
Don Dhet ferry landing. Don Khone, Laos.
Our transportation around the island. Don Khone, Laos.
Boat arriving at the old french colonial port, Ban Hang Khone, at the Southeast part of the island. Don Khone, Laos.
Closer view of the boat arriving at the old french colonial port, Ban Hang Khone. Don Khone, Laos.
Somphamit Waterfalls. Don Khone, Laos.
Another view of the Somphamit waterfalls. Don Khone, Laos.
Rick and Alisa at Somphamit Waterfalls. Don Khone, Laos.
Somphamit waterfalls panorama. Don Khone, Laos.
A closer view of the Somphamit waterfalls. Don Khone, Laos.
Our long boat for our sunset river cruise in the 4000 islands. Don Khone, Laos.
Small island where we stopped to watch the sun go down while on our river cruise. Locals had planted herbs and vegetables on this small sandy spit. Don Khone, Laos.
Local fisherman at sunset. Don Khone, Laos.
Alisa with Bruce and Marisca (some friends we met on our ferry boat to the island). Don Khone, Laos.
Sunset on our river cruise in the 4000 islands. Don Khone, Laos.
Rick and Alisa on our river sunset cruise. Don Khone, Laos.
Another sunset view while on our river cruise in the 4000 islands. Don Khone, Laos.
Homepage_Sunset. Don Khone, Laos.
Mekong River panorama. View from the Don Khone side of the bridge looking across to Don Dhet. Don Khone, Laos.
Mekong River panorama. Don Khone, Laos.
Local kids playing on the weekend. Don Khone, Laos.
Local fishing at sunset. Don Khone, Laos.
View downstream from bridge connecting Don Khone with Don Dhet. Don Khone, Laos.
View upstream of the Mekong river from Don Khone looking across to Don Dhet. Don Khone, Laos.
Don Khone
Luang Prabang, Laos
One of the local waterfront restaurants. The food was super good here. They also had a deck on the Mekong river perfect for watching the sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Elderly local women cooking on her front steps for a restaurant located across the street. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Local artist selling her paintings on the street. The paintings are done on handmade paper made from bamboo and banana leaves.
French colonial architecture. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Another street view. Luang Prabang, Laos.
River boat at sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Street view. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Evening street view. Luang Prabang, Laos.
French colonial architecture. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Small boats tied up along the Mekong river. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Evening street view. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Our accommodation at the Alounsavath Guesthouse on the Mekong river. Luang Prabang, Laos.
The hammer and sickle as seen flying all over the country. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Ice cold big BeerLaos. Very popular in Laos. $1 to $2 depending on town. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rick and Alisa, ice cold beer selfie. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Toll booth to cross the Nam Kahn river on the bamboo bridge. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Bamboo bridge built our the Nam Kahn river by monks every year. This bridge is used during the dry season until the river washes it away. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Nam Kahn river view from bamboo bridge. Luang Prabang, Laos.
One of the many slow boats you can take up on the Mekong river. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rick at one of our favorite restaurants. Notice the large menu hanging outside. Many restaurants have similar displays. Luang Prabang, Laos.
One of our favorite local restaurants. Luang Prabang, Laos.
"Chang" movie poster advertising a local showing of this early 1900's documentary of life in the Laotian jungle. The movie was very well done and entertaining. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Luang Prabang ice cream man. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Typical scene of a small child getting ready to ride on a scooter. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Local women carrying heavy baskets with items for sale. You see many of them walking all over town. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Our favorite street vendor making coconut pancakes. These things were out of this world good. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Local sausage vendor. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Local sausage hanging to dry. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Boats at sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Mekong river at sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Boats on the river at sunset. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rice paddies. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rice paddies. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Sticky rice whiskey stills made at a small village just outside of town. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Main falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rick and Alisa selfie at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Staircase at Kuang Si Waterfall. This was only one small portion of the trail leading to the top. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Standing at the top of Kuang Si waterfall looking down (200 feet). Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rick crossing one of the bamboo walkways at the top of the Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Rick getting ready to head down the steps as we descend from our hike to the top of the Kuang Si Waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
One of the lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Another view of the lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Some of the lower pools and falls at Kuang Si Waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Another view of the lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Lower falls at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Kuang Si waterfall food vendor barbecuing fish and chicken. Luang Prabang, Laos.
One of the BBQ vendors Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Close-up of meat and fish on BBQ at Kuang Si waterfall. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Our boat ride back from our Kuang Si waterfall bike trek. Luang Prabang, Laos.
View from our boat ride on the Mekong river of the mountains surrounding Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang, Laos.
View of Luang Prabang from our boat ride on the Mekong river. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Women selling live birds at one of the temples. The birds are inside of the small handmade cages on the table. They are released at the temples as ceremonial offerings. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Young monk cooking at one of the temples. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Main pagoda at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
A few of the smaller temple buildings at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Monks chanting at their evening prayer. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Monk feeding a bird at the temple. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Monks chanting at their evening prayer. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Monks in a boat crossing the Mekong river. Luang Prabang, Laos.
A detail of some of the art work on the outside walls of the temple at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Some of the many flowers on the grounds at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Detail at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Detail of some of the artwork at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Entry way to Wat Ho Xing. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Roof line and other details at Wat Xiang Thou. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Pagoda at the Royal Palace. Luang Prabang, Laos.
View of the east side of the city from the top of the Mt Phousi temple. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Gold Chedi at another local hilltop temple. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Panorama of the city (east side) from the Mt Phousi Temple. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Mt Phousi Temple Buddha. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Mt Phousi Temple buddhas. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Mt Phousi Temple buddha. Luang Prabang, Laos.
Luang Prabang
Pakse, Laos
One of the downtown temples. Pakse, Laos.
Our guesthouse. We didn't just stay here because of the name. The guesthouse was highly recommended and was very nice. Pakse, Laos.
Morning view from our guesthouse balcony overlooking one of the main streets. Pakse, Laos.
French colonial architecture detail. Pakse, Laos.
Morning street view. Pakse, Laos.
Power panel. This photo is for our sparky friend. Pakse, Laos.
Funny sign. We didn't eat here, but heard they were supposed to have good burgers. Pakse, Laos.
Typical signage for transportation options for purchase. This happens to be in one of the restaurants. You can purchase tickets practically anywhere, and you never know what you're ride will be. Pakse, Laos.
??? Apparently, this is a cake and ice cream shop featuring Winnie the Pooh. But, really... Who'd want to eat at a place named Icy Pooh? Pakse, Laos.
Laos family moto with side-car. We watched all six of them (with bags of groceries) hop in and drive off. There appears to be no load limit on any vehicle over here. Pakse, Laos.
Recycle truck. Pakse, Laos.
Mini truck filled with people and goods. Pakse, Laos.
Coffee beans drying at a Bolaven Plateau coffee plantation. Pakse, Laos.
More Bolaven Plateau coffee beans drying. Pakse, Laos.
Family living in this house in the middle of a coffee plantation. This was several miles into our Bolaven Plateau trek. Pakse, Laos.
Arabica coffee cherries. Pakse, Laos.
Our guide for our Bolaven Plateau and waterfall trek. Pakse, Laos.
Rick hiking through the jungle on our Bolaven Plateau and waterfall trek. Pakse, Laos.
Very large Bolaven Plateau spider (nearly 6" across). Pakse, Laos.
More beautiful large flowers in the Bolaven Plateau. Pakse, Laos.
Tad Champi waterfall. One of the 3 waterfalls we hiked to on our trek. Pakse, Laos.
Rick and Alisa at Tad Champi Waterfall (part of our Bolaven Plateau Trek). Pakse, Laos.
Beautiful large red flower in the Bolaven Plateau. Pakse, Laos.
Rick jungle climbing up the tree roots on our Bolaven Plateau and waterfall trek. Pakse, Laos.
Tad Fane Waterall. This waterfall drops 394 ft (120m). Pakse, Laos.
German hiking buddy at the edge of the Tad Fane Waterfall. This waterfall drops 394 ft (120 m). Pakse, Laos.
Rick on our Bolaven Plateau trek. Pakse, Laos.
Alisa on our Bolaven Plateau and waterfall trek. Pakse, Laos.
Rick and Alisa at the Tad Yuang Waterfall (last waterfall on our hike). Pakse, Laos.
Tad Yuang Waterfall. The last waterfall on our Bolaven Plateau hike. Pakse, Laos.
Moto parking at the market. Pakse, Laos.
Fresh fish stall at the market. Pakse, Laos.
Market meat counter. This was one of many. Pakse, Laos.
Local market egg vendor. Pakse, Laos.
Local market bread stand. Baguettes have been a very popular item in every city we've been too so far in SE Asia. A reminder of the French influence. Pakse, Laos.
One of the many fruit stands at the local market. Pakse, Laos.
Inside the new market. This market was huge. They were selling everything you could ever imagine. Pakse, Laos.
Colorful decorations used at special events. Pakse, Laos.
Clothing on display. They don't waste anything. Notice the one armed mannequin. Pakse, Laos.
More mannequins. These are slightly more fancy than the others. Pakse, Laos.
Typical display. Every market has a huge inventory of stuff. Pakse, Laos.
A vendor at the market. Notice the mannequin feet for displaying the shoes. Inventory is always stacked tall with just enough room to walk down aisles. Pakse, Laos.
Confluence of the Mekong River and Xe Don River. Pakse, Laos.
Rick and Alisa at the Mekong River and Xe Don River confluence. Pakse, Laos.