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Champasak

A nice, small (very small) town on the Mekong. There is a small Khmer ruin up a mountain that is really very beautiful. But, like the town, pretty small. Hotels are dirt cheap (I had a nice bungalow for 3 dollars) though and it is very beautiful here. Very quiet, very laid back, nice bicycling opportunities.
On the way from town to the temple
On the way from town to the temple		 Night shot, behind the town.
Night shot, behind the town.		 Still remnannts of the 2 week deluge in the area
Still remnannts of the 2 week deluge in the area		 Looking very surreal
Looking very surreal		 Sitting in a restaurant with awful service, bored and starving, I snapped this
Sitting in a restaurant with awful service, bored and starving, I snapped this		 The ferry I took to town across the Mekong
The ferry I took to town across the Mekong
Badly made Buddha
Badly made Buddha		 Novice, sattelite dish
Novice, sattelite dish		 At the temple
At the temple		 Bent tree
Bent tree		 Umbrella'ed Buddha
Umbrella'ed Buddha		 The main temple
The main temple
They turned the old Hindu temple into a Buddhist
They turned the old Hindu temple into a Buddhist		 Inside the main temple
Inside the main temple		 It strikes me looks like he's going to chop up his ex wife
It strikes me looks like he's going to chop up his ex wife		 Temple from the side
Temple from the side		 The lower temple
The lower temple		 The lower temple, with a view of the steps, grown over, leading to the upper temple
The lower temple, with a view of the steps, grown over, leading to the upper temple
Lake by the lower temple
Lake by the lower temple		 Rice
Rice		 Lao pastoral
Lao pastoral		 Snail shells
Snail shells		 More Lao beauty
More Lao beauty

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Guest 07-Oct-2008 00:33
Another place in time that I have never heard of before now and which you have photographed beautifully along with a quirky sense of humor to boot!!! :o)
I love seeing temples, Buddha's, natural habitate and People's I haven't seen before and your galleries are giving me that opportunity two-fold and I wish to thank you for that!!! :o)
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