Photos posted in February 2008

In the backlight, I saw a young Buddhist monk about to enter the temple

An old woman was standing in the ford of the Nam Khan River, gathering river moss

The boy was heading down a long flight of stairs to the Nam Khan River.

A Buddha statue sparkled in the dimly lit Wat Pa Huak

A woman was sitting in a chair out in the sunlit entrance, knitting

A street vendor on the sidewalk in front of the museum was wearing a traditional costume called Sinh

A Buddhist monk was walking outside a window with Buddha and a lotus flower painted

A young monk sat by the window of Wat Mai

A Buddhist monk was sitting cross-legged at the foot of a stupa, perhaps in his spare time

The boy and the jumbo were each running in the opposite direction

The fisherman stood on the edge of the boat

Some Buddhist monks played on the wooden boat

The kids played around the Buddhist temple

A boy was sitting on a bench alone

The gate of the Buddhist temple was seen on the other side of the woman

Two boy walked together in the temple

The river was a nice place to play around for local kids

Two umbrellas walked on the edge of the wide street

Two figures washed laundries in the Nam Khan River

The cat sat by the upstairs window

The rooster had sharp eyes

The boy played alone by the wayside

The dog seemed to be exhausted

The girl dried rice cakes one after another

A Buddhist monk was seen on the other side of the window lattice

The boys looked at my camera in an elegant way

The boy was lonely as he watched the boat moving down the Mekong River away from the riverbank

Power lines extended toward the traditional Wat xieng thong with its multi-tiered roof

The Buddhist monk walked to do the morning alms

The Buddhist monks started before the dawn

A boy in a cap watching the traffic from his mother's arms

The girl was snug in a box and eating lunch

Monks receiving alms in Luang Prabang in the early morning

The door of Wat Xieng Mouane was beautifully decorated

A young monk relaxes on the grounds of Wat Mai

The boat approached the riverbank

The bamboo bridge was spanned over Nam Khan River

One boy hovered over his friend

The roof was worn into a hole

The silhouetted kids played in the river

The Buddhist monk climbed the slope with a sunshade

The boy frowned when he noticed me

The little boy played on the riverbank with nothing on

Some kids played around on the edge of the water

Some girls crossed the bamboo bridge

Many souvenirs were displayed on the sidewalk

Two monks just crossed the bamboo bridge

The mountains continued outside of the city

The young monk watched the scenery calmly

A man was sitting on the seat

A woman did business in front of the museum

The woman did business just in front of the museum

The woman put a sunshade up on the motorbike

An umbrella was seen on the top of the staircase

The little girl was crying out with all her might in the lane

The boy looked at me while eating the snack

The trees without leaves looked cold

Two dogs looked at each direction

A stone lantern was seen on the other side of trees

The woman stood still alone

Many worshipers wandered up and down in the precinct

A woman had her picture taken on a street with a flutter of ginkgo leaves

Some modern buildings towered beside the traditional garden

The ground was covered by the fallen leaves

A figure was seen on the small bridge

The surface of the pond at Hamaikyu Gardens was calm

A figure was seen at the end of the covered stairway

The woman performed in the Hamarikyu Garden

A man was just descending

There are many stone monuments in the precincts of Jion-ji and among them is a Jizo

At the end of the approach stood a torii gate with a paper hanging down

An ink painting was hung inside

A couple walked together in the park

Many people relaxed on the spacius lawn

The colonnade with plane trees was in a corer of Shinjuku Gyoen Park

The couple sat on the bench in the soft sunlight

The man threw a pot

The hand seized a china bowl tightly

A figure went through the Torii

The horses were standing still in the silence

Two figures walked together in front of the Nio-Mon Gate

Many people were lazy and relax in Shomyo-Ji

The leaves of ginko trees became yellow

The painter sat by the pond in Shomyo-Ji

Two figures headed for the main hall

The woman basked the smoke at the incense burner

The statue had a fierce look in Senso-Ji