Market in Luang Namtha

Walking around the market in Luang Namtha before the long journey back to the USA - via Vientiane, Bangkok and London.
Balade dans le marché de Louang Namtha avant le long voyage de retour vers les États-Unis - via Vientiane, Bangkok et Londres.

Nam Ha Park

Today, the TOT participants are facilitating the business basics training in two villages along the Road 3 that takes us from Luang Namtha to Vieng Phou Kha. The landscape is gorgeous: mountainous, with small valleys with bright green rice paddies.

Aujourd'hui, les participants à la formation de formateurs animent la formation de base en petits commerces dans deux villages situés le long de la route No 3 qui nous mène de Luang Namtha à Vieng Phou Kha. Le paysage est magnifique: montagneux, ponctué de petites vallées avec des rizières d'un vert éclatant.

 Vieng Phou Kha:

La cuisine / the kitchen

Note the satellite dish
Remarquez l'antenne tele

Note the water tap
Remarquez le robinet

Road 3 back going back to Luang Namtha / la route du retour vers Luang Namtha

School of political and governance

The training takes place in the school of political and governance of Luang Namtha (Laos) - a few slogans from Lenin, Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone are on the walls.
La formation a lieu à l'école de politique et de gouvernance de Louang Namtha au Laos - quelques slogans de Lénine, Ho Chi Minh et Kaysone sont sur les murs.

"Learn, learn again, and continue learning" (Lenin)

"Learn to become a human being, learn to become an officer (civil servant?), learn to work" (Ho Chi Minh)

"Apprendre, apprendre encore et continuer à apprendre" (Lénine)

"Apprendre à devenir un être humain, apprendre à devenir officier (fonctionnaire?), Apprendre à travailler" (Ho Chi Minh)

 "Culture, education, political education, new attitude education"

"Change the way you learn, change the way you teach" (Kaysone)

"Culture, éducation, éducation politique, éducation aux nouvelles attitudes"

"Changez votre façon d'apprendre, changez votre façon d'enseigner" (Kaysone)

Luang Namtha (2)

Nice walk around the city (very quiet on Sunday)

A reminder that we are not far from the "golden triangle"

Old houses alternate with big new ones

Old house... with satellite dish (behind the tree)

fish pond

Back street

Bamboo and wood bridge on the Namtha River

same bridge

Namtha River

Samakixai temple overlooking the city

rubber plantation that generates income for the monks

Luang Namtha

entrance of Samakhixai stupa

not sure it will pass the technical control

Samakhixai stupa

Samakhixai stupa

Samakhixai stupa

Samakhixai stupa

Monks' laundry

cung văn hóa hữu nghị = cultural friendship 

Huge Vietnamese  Lao Friendship building

Impressive Provincial Administrative Office 

Babysitter's place

Macron would like it!

city centre

Smart maths curriculum