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Site C - Plain of Jars |
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Jars against the landscape - Site C |
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Jars in the shade |
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A jar lid with a man carving |
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More jars! |
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There were so many different shapes, sizes, and positionings! |
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My fav. explanation for the jars was from a local business man who believed they were created to make whiskey for a local festival.... this was some party! |
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A jar lid that has survived (but is on the floor nearby its owner) |
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A jar! |
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The guide (first day, bless him!), the Dutch couple, and Norwegian Thomas, me (oh and a jar!) |
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Last jar photo! |
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Local Hmong, ethnic villagers - with their manual machine to process the grain! |
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Village storage hut |
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Boar in village |
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Hmong family |
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Old monument in the old capital |
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Destroyed Buddhist temple |
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Old capital market |
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Note the neck brace to stop him from entering the crop fields (he can't fit through the gate!) |
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Near to Phonsavan is the old capital, which was completely destroyed in the war as it was important to the Ho Chi Minh trails. (see Vietnam) |
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Only the statue survived (in part) |
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Locals selling the meats in the market, using a plastic bag and stick to keep the flies off! |
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Phonsavan - Locals donating food to the trainee monks early morning |
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Bus break down! |
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Bus Guard with AK! |
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Breakdown #2! |
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Monks are not allowed many possessions any their food is provided through donations every morning into their offering bowls |
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On the road from Phonsavan to Vientiane. These guys changed a tyre in minutes! |
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I caught a cheeky photo of our guard with his gun (look close!) |
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you just don't need this on a 10 journey where all the locals are throwing up out of their windows! They fixed it with a stick and 2 belts! |
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A nice holiday in Thailand... what's the selling point (see next photo) |
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