It looks like Mary and I will be able to consolidate all the English classes that we cover into morning classes from Tuesday through Friday and have Monday (and afternoons) off. We operated on that assumption this morning and George took an early walk along the Mekong River, then we visited Khemmarat's Monday market. Both the river walk and the market provided great photo opportunities.
Nature was flourishing this morning near the river.
And international commerce was thriving on the river with people coming from Laos and supplies headed from Khemmarat toward Laos.
There was a pulley operation underway to get some heavy supplies down the river bank into a waiting boat.
We've recently discovered our own "Starbucks" just a few blocks from home on the way to the river, so George stopped there before heading back.
And the proprietor/barrista Moo is a sunny face to greet us every morning (or afternoon).
The Monday market is a sprawling affair that springs up along one of the two major highways into town. It has an amazing assortment of merchandise. The fabrics and buttons are particularly striking.
Some sections are like individual stores:
Drug store
China store
Hardware store
Toy store
Clothing store
Mary bought some clothes and, when she got home and tried them on, wished she'd bought another skirt (200 Baht/$6 U.S. dollars). Guess we'll be heading to the market again next Monday.
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