Here are more pictures from our trip north with John's parents. Again just amazing the difference in cultures in one province as much of what follows is not found in the area of our city. Enjoy!
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| A traditional dish actually from our city. A delicious soup, though usually made with all sorts of organs (heart, lung, liver, and brain) and eaten with creatively wrapped rice. |
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| the boys at a lunch stop |
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| Fruit and vegie stand along the side of the road, common sight in our city too. Large quantities of snake fruit is wrapped in banana leaves. Green beans and tomatoes in containers in the first row. Shallots, beans, potatoes, and garlic on the middle level. More shallots and cabbage on the upper level, and bananas hanging in the back. |
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| Caedmon made a friend. We invited a friend, his wife and 2 of his kids along to be our guides. |
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| A site for traditional funerals. Specifically for larger scale events usually held by the wealthy. |
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| Different view of the same sight. This area is know for the traditional house said to be shaped like buffalo horns. The houses are used for storage and are a status symbol. |
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| More traditional houses amidst rice fields. |
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| Along with unique funeral events, the people have unique burial traditions. The dead are buried in natural caves, tombs carved out from large rocks, or more modern-made above ground tombs, all methods are still used today, and seem to be dependent on the families individual traditions. This is a cave we visited and where able to walk into at least 50 feet. It is still being used as a tomb. |
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| Tombs carved into a large rock with a modern tomb in the upper right corner. |
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| Many years ago, babies that died under 1 year of age where entombed in carved-out-sections of trees. |
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| Powdered turmeric drying in the sun. |
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| Much time together in the car. |
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| Buffalo hides being dried in the sun. |
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| With our friend, at the top of a large hill, over looking the valley. |
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| Traditional house in the north. |
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| A lunch stop, selling many locally made snack foods(packages on the table). |
