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A night in an ethnic minority (Dao?) house, sleeping in the upstairs gallery where the rice is stored. Others in the group were Stephanie and Julie, two young French Canadian women who work in radio; and a Washington DC couple who move in government circles, Mark and Kate.

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In the homestay village
In the homestay village
The stream behind the houses
The stream behind the houses
Where slept, with the sacks of rice
Where slept, with the sacks of rice
Looking down from our 'bedroom'
Looking down from our 'bedroom'
Dinner: Kate and Mark front left, Julie beyond Mark, Stephanie front right, our guide Luong holding up the bottle
Dinner: Kate and Mark front left, Julie beyond Mark...
The kitchen
The kitchen
The garden...
The garden...
...and the view, leaving our most spectacular panorama until last.
...and the view, leaving our most spectacular...

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