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A great flight with Lao Aviaition____All Photos ©Peter Whittlesey

We had spectacular views of Luang Prabang as the plane circled the city taking off on its 40 minute flight east to Phonsavan

View of wat along the main road in Luang Prabang You can see the area around our hotel, the Phusi, the Hmong market, etc. A great shot of the Nam Khan river merging with the muddy Mekong Another shot of the Nam Khan and Mekong river with the airport in the lower left A village nestled at the bend of a river A river flowing down a gorge in the mountains between LP and Phonsavan Another shot of the river looking up the gorge Flying into the Xieng Khuang plateau "Bomb craters as art," belying the terrible legacy of the US bombing You can see flooded rice paddies, with a trail of bomb craters running through Planting rice Group photo with the pilots of our flight. Our rating of LA? 9 thumbs up!