Handicraft Vilage Tour

Alright, here I go to try to catch up. Ollie is napping, so it looks like a nice time to get at least one update out.

One of the tours we took last week was to four different villages where they produce some of the hand made goods for local and export use.
Ollie had a good time, and Mom and Dad got to see a lot more of her country so we can tell her about it later.

We visited a village of ceramic shops. The prices were great and it was interesting to see some of the operations.














The next village did Lacquer work. The primary location was under construcion, so we visisted a family shop nearby. The kids toys in the picture are there because that is where they play, next to their parents doing hundreds of bamboo and lacquer bowls, picture frames, and boxes











We visited a silk mill. The picture shows the primary silk producers hard at work.
Our driver also got pretty lost on a back road that could truly be called a water buffalo track. Got to see a duck farm in action.

We also visited a rattan factory. No great pix from there. It was a rough trip, so it is not recomended to anyone traveling with a toddler, but would be good with an infant.

OK, looks like I have time for one more post...