Mekong Cruise Day One
Our guide explains about the village. The government is trying to get hill tribe people to live closer to cities to improve conditions for them. By the way, that's not a traditonal Lao garment, it's a blanket off the boat. It was chilly that day.
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Chickens. Country kids know that food doesn't come in a package.
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Boy with sad face. Don't worry, he only looked this way in the one shot.
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We continue to explore the village. All the houses are made in tradtional ways.
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A lady carrying a bunch of morning glory. So good stir-fried!
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They have electricity! Not all villages do.
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A family sits outside their house while laundry dries.
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Man making a woven bamboo panel for the wall of a house.
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Slow boats tied up on the riverbank in Pak Beng,
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The boats are squeezed in pretty tight.
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Squeezing into our parking space for the night.
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Our Pak Beng welcoming committee.
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"Downtown" Pak Beng, Laos. Time to rest. Our hotel is on the left.
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