January 17, 2010

301206 Tha Heua Luang

aka. the slowboat landing behind the Royal Palace Museum:

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Ms. Brown Sinh & Mr. Blue Stripe are part of the family running this morning's Pak Beng-bound boat:

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Long wait for the motorbikes to be loaded + even longer wait for the toilet bowls to be unloaded - this is how falangs get to enjoy Western-style toilets in the hotels & guesthouses of Luang Prabang:

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Boat ticket office:

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Like on all land-based vehicles - pics of Buddha & highly revered monks:

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The cat has yet to see the insides of the cockpits of Lao Airlines, Thai Airways, Nok Air, etc...do they have the same?

Boat captain's home:

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Blackened ຫວດ huat (conical 'basket' for cooking sticky rice) + wok + other kitchen stuff (upper left); rear view of boat (upper right); front of boat (lower left); bedroom (lower right).

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