Cousins, Banna Laos
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006![]()
Two girls, Banna northern Laos. (click image to enlarge)
These two girls live in the tiny village of Banna in rural, northern Laos. It is so rural they don’t even have bicycles let alone cars or motorcycles. I don’t even think they have the wheel there. I am not kidding. I didn’t see a single wheel. They are incredibly resilient and persevering, lugging heavy loads on their shoulders with just a long bamboo plank with a basket tied to each end. They don’t even pad the planks with cloth to ease the load. It certainly put the notions of comfort and need into perspective.
We ended up staying the night, the villagers practically fighting over who would have the honour of hosting us.
Pierre (my husband) and I thought we were just going on a two-hour walk from our small, riverside hut in the neighboring village of Mong Noy Neua. We were told that there were villages nearby that might be worth visiting for the afternoon.
