Our friend, SaiFon, who owns BaanPakPon (translated as rest awhile home), asked Jim where he went to eat breakfast every day. He told her about his favorite place for noodle soup (guay-dtiiao)and she said, "Oh, my cousin owns that noodle shop. Chiang Khong is not a small town - it is a big family." (This is a photo of her displaying embroidiery on a child's tunic, taken when she and Gig were visiting a nearby Hill Tribe.
A few weeks later when visiting with her, I mentioned a funeral procession that I'd observed. She said, "Yes, I was in the procession and saw you, but was too busy to stop and talk with you then. The funeral was for my uncle." Here are the photos of the funeral procession.
