During our September 2011, we visited Luang Prabang. The reason for our visit was twofold: I was opening an exhibition of some of my photographs about Yao rituals at ProjectSpace gallery, and we wanted to record some more recipes of Northern Laos food for our website. http://www.foodfromnorthernlaos.com/ During the opening of the exhibition, I met an official of the American Embassy. She told me that the US government was funding a restoration project of Vat Xieng Thong, one of the most important old Vats in Luang Prabang. She asked if I could photograph the Vat for a calender that would show the past ten years of USA funding restoration projects in Laos. I actually enjoyed it so much I made a comprehensive survey of the Vat. After seeing the outcome, I realised maybe some people outside SE Asia may like access to them, so I decided to post them online. It may look a bit dry and repetitive, but it is a record of how it is now, and may be re shot in a few years time when the work has been completed. If anyone needs a full size file for use in non commercial purposes, feel free to email me. On request from a reader, I have just uploaded for detailed images of the glass mosaics in high resolution on my alternative website Zenfolio http://kees.zenfolio.com/p404040645/h253f5246#h253f5246