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1774 Stupa’s at Sandamani Pagoda
8m Marble Buddha at Kyautaugyi Pagoda
Some of the 500,000 Buddha’s ay Monywa’s Pagoda
Some of the 500,000 Buddha’s ay Monywa’s Pagoda
2nd or 3rd largest reclining Buddha infront of what will be the largest standing Buddhu
Monywa’s central Pagoda at night
Monywa’s central Pagoda at night
G handing out new robes to nuns at Monywa
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
View from the top of Mandalay Hill
Apart from the cement bit in the middle, this is the longest Teak Bridge in the world!
Some monks watch the local game of footy
Another Temple (sorry Paul), Saiging Hill
Especially for LM, they worship frogs here!
Our vehicle for the day, note the plastic bottle on the floor, that the petrol tank!!
A nice place for a refreshing dip
The Village chief’s mother slicing mushrooms (so why did we get bees for lunch!!)
Two brothers washing and playing, maybe both.
Some monks get their first introduction to Nickleback from G’s Ipod.
The view from the hill I trekked up
T at a waterfall near to Py U lin
The Pagoda at the same waterfall ?this is still Burma after all
Slightly (!) overloaded vehicle
G at the worlds most empty airport. There weren’t even any planes! - Mandalay
We are in Thailand for the next few photos!!
JJ meets a local cricket ?but it’s a monster!
Same festival, girl in great traditional head gear.
Some more local / traditional outfits
Some more local / traditional outfits
Some more local / traditional outfits
Some more local / traditional outfits
Some more local / traditional outfits
This is the lovely place we stayed for our last night in Thailand
The 2 day trip down the Mekong River
Buddha’s in Temple in Luang prabang
Monks at the Monastery at the top of the hill over looking Luang Prabang.
The view of Nam Ou from the same hill
2 young Novices ?Luang Prabang
Monk hosing the tree (or himself) in the most sacred Buddhist temple in LP
A rescued Tiger cub in enclosure at a waterfall 36km from LP. For some reason we cycled there!
G cools (shows) off after the big cycle
The waterfall, the actual reason for the trip out here.
Tigger, he’s in there some where
Tigger, he’s in there some where
Tigger, he’s in there some where
Tigger, he’s in there some where
the entrance to the cave at Muang Ngoi Neua
The boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
The boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
”Artic?village of Muang Ngoi Neua with no cars or bikes
boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
boat trip back to Muang Ngoi Neua ?lovely landscape
traveling companion in our bus trip to LP (under the seat)
G giving alms to monks in LP at day break
G giving alms to monks in LP at day break
locals giving alms to monks in LP at day break
locals giving alms to monks in LP at day break
locals giving alms to monks in LP at day break
inside the royal palace in LP (no longer used¡)
G takes a break from Kyaking with T down the Mekong (look very carefully you¡¯ll spot him)
G takes a break from Kyaking with T down the Mekong (look very carefully you¡¯ll spot him)
G takes a break from Kyaking with T down the Mekong (look very carefully you¡¯ll spot him)
JJ at Vientiane¡¯s Arc de Triumph
we spot a good ad for coke (inside a monastery in Vientiane
Monks need shade from the heat too
A Bronze Buddha in said Wat in Vientiane
Lovely Lao Pako on the Nam Ngum
TnJJ relaxing at Lao Pako on the Nam Ngum
JJ finds a friend ¨C a local stick insect
View from Lao Pako on the Nam (River) Ngum
Over the river from Lao Pako we walk to a village where they are preparing for a festival
making musical instruments from bambo for the festival
making musical instruments from bambo which they bang on the ground to play
old man finishing off making musical instrument from bambo
old man making musical instrument from bambo
local girl not sure if she¡¯s camera shy or not¡
local kids cool off ¨C we wish we could too, just eat water melon & watch
village life, lady weaving under house in shade
village life, lady weaving under house in shad
kids hamming it up for the camera (they love to see their picture afterwards)
Pha That Luang ¨C Laos¡¯s most sacred Buddhist temple
