I had to make a trip to Bangkok last weekend, taking the overnight train in both directions. The trip down was nice because I met a new friend, and she and I talked about everything throughout the evening. She frequently goes to Laos so I hope to meet up with her sometime in Vientiane. On the way back, I woke up at 5 am, just as the sun was rising and caught many pictures of rice fields.
A few weeks ago, I brought a friend to visit some of the UXO patients whom we have helped and made a side trip to the Xieng Khuan Buddha Park. It's a very strange place, with a large collection of concrete sculptures illustrating various Buddhist and Hindu tales. The second picture looks across the Mekong River to Nong Khai. The creator of the Buddha park, left Laos in 1975 when the government changed, and continued his meditation practice and teachings in a similiar park just outside NongKhai city. The picture just above is of marigolds growing in the hands of a Buddha image in meditation.
This picture is taken at sunset from the top of the Pakse Hotel in southern Laos. I was there two weeks ago, again for work.
This is my contribution to Skywatch Friday which is hosted over at Wiggers World
12 comments:
beautiful laos. hope to visit laos one day.
greetings from malaysia!
Wonderful summer skies! just awesome!
My Sky Watch Friday posts
great pictures! happy SWF!
Perfect entry for skywatch... all I can say is that "you'll be the sun in somebody else's sky"...LoL! Mine's up too hope you can drop by...
You have captured the feelings of the country you now live in. Wonderful stuff to see.
I think this is the best Sky Watch Friday yet. The things I have seen are very encouraging and the photography is spot on.
I really admire your photography choices and your critical eye for composition, lighting and texture.
Abraham Lincoln
—Brookville Daily Photo
Whay a fantastic set of pictures you show here.. thank you..
Thank you for joining in with Sky Watch this week.. your pictures, comments and time a very much appreciated by many.
Tom
Great catch for SWF! God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.... Happy weekend! Mine's up too hope you can drop by.... here
This is a fantastic collection. Well Done.
Hi Chanpheng! Wonderful pictures, lovely country, great post!
Thanks for your comment on Blogtrotter, now on its last post on Santiago de Compostela! Wish you a great 4th of July and wonderful weekend!
Great photos! I am especially week for the trees reflecting in the rice paddy.
Great sky watch post, still trying to see all the sky watch photos on Tom's blog.
Hi Chanpheng! This month promises to be even more hectic than the already chaotic previous ones! Anyhow, thanks for your comment on Blogtrotter, where I’ve now posted my 401st post (on Ann Arbor, Michigan)! Have a great week!
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