Sao Darly

After the Morning Alms Giving and breakfast we all did the clean up as fast as possible. I changed from the Lao Sinh into a comfortable pants and helped with the dishes. It was the only thing that is safe for me to do so. Then we rounded up all the people that want to go to Khone Phapheng and Wat Phu and loaded up the pickup truck with people and some food. Aunt K was the only one left behind to take care of Grand-Mama.

It was a long drive to Khone Phapheng. I felt bad for the people having to sit in the back of the truck. Unlike in the US, Lao people just put a sart (Lao mattress) on the truck floor and sit down for a short or long journey. When we got to Khone Phapheng we took some family photos to show the people back in the US.

My cousin Bay was leading the way.

Dee Dee, who is only one year and four months old (my second cousin) was doing her best to keep up with the adults.

I gave my camcorder to Bay so she can do the recording while I take pictures. We tried not to forget being in front of the camera.

Later, Bay went to order lunch at Sisavarad restaurant while I walked around like a lost tourist. One of my cousin had to hunt me down and told me it’s time to go eat lunch.

For more photos of my recent trip to Laos, please visit Lao Voices Gallery.