Angkor and Tonle Sap village and lake

A guardian on the bridge to the...

the Bayon gate

the Bayon with its four headed towers remains a photographic challenge

I can't avoid shooting the dancing asparas..

some tourists prefer to ride on elephant

we rest and watch this little girl

we found a stylish monk

we leave by the western gate and go to Angkor Wat

a young Cambodian girl mimics the asparas

and is joined by an elegant tourist

we leave Angkor Wat at the sunset

the next day we go to Tonle Sap lake and village

we photograph a rare woman with black lacquered hair

people look friendly to us

kids sit around

or lay on the floor

everyone is a fisherman

Recycling is done with a motor bike

work in garden

The new catholic church

typical house on stilts

floating gardens

on the way back we visit Beng Melea temple

lost in the nature

and a beautiful girl waits for us

3 kids on a bike..

a little girl with her baby dog...

we leave with this symbolic heart

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: day and nightlife

the royal palace shines in the middle of Phnom Pen by the Mekong river

maimed boys live in the streets

mothers beg in the street

bikes are everywhere

this father follows our tuk tuk and holds her daughter hand to say hello

two monks on a vespa...

this woman sells balloons

this young boy too

this old woman keeps her money in her hands at the flower market

just a few blocks away from nightclubs...

a tattoo master talks to a client

a young boy sleeps in a hammock in the street

close to a wounded tuk tuk driver

and to two women on the pavement

a tuk tuk driver

and this one on his motorcycle

at the market, rotten eggs

and fried tarantulas

offered by this charming girl...

who puts one alive on my shirt

to the surprise of this young monk

Laos: Mekong river, tribe villages and Luang Prabang

We take our boat for a 2 day cruise on the river

sail thru beautiful landscape

but because of the morning fog

we need blankets to protect us from the cold

even the elephants stick together

a long, thin boat glides up river steered by a long bamboo rod

we stop at a H Mong village and kids come to us

a small and shy boy...

this one with a baby on her back

protected by a towel...

carrying water buckets

an older woman feeding pigs

an other one starting a fire

an older man with his knife

feeling protected by holding a post

or standing by the stairs

we passed by beautiful landscape before reaching Luang Prabang

The monks start collecting alms at 6.15 am

they open their alms bowl

some are very young

There are hundreds of them

they return to beautiful monastery

with gorgeous mosaic

... paintings

and sophisticated roofs

We went to the nearby waterfalls

In the last village...

they try hard to sell

almost baby!

beautiful girls

try to sell

their stuff

we leave for the Sunset on the Mekong