To put it simply, Laos was amazing. While it doesn’t have the bustle of many neighboring countries, it also doesn’t have the hustle.
Here’s a smattering of our memories of Laos now that I finally have the internet to upload the backlog of photos:
Crossing rickety bridges is fun. Lying in a hut and watching other people do it is more fun.
Spending 6 hours in a hut relaxing
Delicious food stalls with friendly vendors everywhere you go
Roads in Laos mean a 15 mile journey can take 2 hours...
Many people are able to do back-breaking labor while joking with each other and smiling at passersby
Local buses. Just as slow as a VIP bus, but more fun. "Natural AC" is awesome too!
Beautiful scenery and little villages everywhere you go
Main worry of the day: fruit falling on your head
Buying from friendly people who don't do hard-selling (this photo was not staged--the vendor actually smiled!)
The many creative uses for the thousands of spent missiles and the like
Luang Prabang, the second largest city in Laos, would be a blip on most other countries' maps
Young boys who would normally be out making mayhem are instead living monastic lives.
You meet children with very few toys or playthings--but they don't seem to care that much. Wheelbarrow with your dad beats mostly battery-operated junk anyways.
The town supermarket
If you want to see more, there’s probably several hundred photos you can look at here: http://www.flickr.com/himene/
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