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