The people in the area were very proud
of their major industry - salt mining
A young boy cautiously watches us
from behind his father's still
A small village on a lake in northern Laos
A few monks getting out of the hot sun
Pondering the burdens
he will carry
A woman labors over cauldrons
of boiling salt water
In Buddha Park outside of the capital, Vientiane. Over 200 concrete statues of the Buddha in one park. I am dwarfed by the size of this reclining Buddha
A temple in Vientiane
A small reclining Buddha
Some young monks-in-training trying
to hide from the day's work