Vietnam and Laos
Photos from a 2 week trip to Vietnam and Laos.

Tree of Life on the back of Wat Xieng Thon in Luang Prabang
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Ho Chi Minh city

Old and new buildings in Saigon

The Reunification palace

Helicoper in the Reunification palace

Games room in the Reunification palace

A lot of American military hardware in the War Remnants Museum

The Cu Chi tunnels

An example trap

The beach at Da Nang

Assembly Hall of the Fuijan Chinese in Hoi An

Detail of the Assembly Hall of the Fuijan Chinese

Dragon statue in Hoi An

Offerings

Tan Ku house

Chinese characters composed of birds in the Tan Ku house

Japanese covered bridge

Entrance to the Japanese covered bridge

Interior of the Japanese covered bridge

Dragon and carp statue in the Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Chinese

Hanging up offerings

Dragon statue in the Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Chinese

Mural in the Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Chinese

Tan Ku house

Dragon bridge in Da Nang

Cham statue

Cham statue

The Ho Chi Minh mausoleam in Hanoi

The Temple of literature in Hanoi

School groups in the Temple of literature

Detail of the Temple of literature

Drum in the Temple of literature

Flower seller

The train street in Hanoi: the train is no longer running via here

A bamboo ladder seller

Halong bay

The famous kissing rocks in Halong Bay

Halong bay

Eroding rock in Halong bay

Halong bay

Halong bay

Cave in Halong bay

Entrance to Hoa Lu

Hoa Lu temple

Typical boat in Tam Coc

Tam Coc

Trang An entrance

Trang An temple in Cave

Trang An

View over Tam Coc from Trang An

This sums up Vietnam: red flags and scooters

Royal palace in Luang Prabang (Laos)

Interior of the royal palace

The Wat Ho Pha Bang temple, which holds the Buddha statue after which Luang Prabang is named

Exterior of the Wat Ho Pha Bang

Old Citroen in Luang Prabang

Temple in Luang Prabang

Carriage house in Wat Xieng Thon

Wat Xieng Thon

Roof of Waht Xieng Thon

Detail of Wat Xieng Thon

Inside of Wat Xieng Thon

Side temple at Wat Xieng Thon

Luang Prabang with the Mekong

Monks cleaning the court yard

Temple detail

Tat Sae waterfall

Elephants

Village on the Mekong

The Mekong river

Statues in the Pak Ou cave