Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here are some of the reasons why:
Sunsets are beautiful here.
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Laotian style dried beef - like jerky but with a spicy sweet sauce. Supergood.
The morning collection. Monks receive their daily food from the townspeople just after dawn.
A girl knits a purse as the sun dips over the Mekong.
Lao boats.
This sleepy town fuses Laotian and French colonial architecture.
The town straddles the mighty Mekong River.
Which we traversed in a longboat.
But then the sky grew darker.
And it began to rain.
A lot.
We ended up climbing the rushing mud banks of the Mekong into this village.
But the downpour turned the waterfall we visited into this torrent.
Another day, we watched boat racing along with the rest of Luang Prabang.
Boats, racing.
Our new Lao friends, who accepted our offer of beer. This made us popular.
Wat Xiang Thong.
Buddhas in the Wat.
The monk in the bottom right is carrying an umbrella. It is hot in Laos.
We met some monks who love to practice their English.
Talking to monks is the best nightcap.
This Wat specialized in traditional Lao art, and specifically in Buddhist drawing and carving.
On the downside: Lao bugs. I don't care how big your monitor is, this photo is LIFE SIZE.
One last sunset.
The other side of the sunset.
Sunsets are beautiful here.
Id.
Laotian style dried beef - like jerky but with a spicy sweet sauce. Supergood.
The morning collection. Monks receive their daily food from the townspeople just after dawn.
A girl knits a purse as the sun dips over the Mekong.
Lao boats.
This sleepy town fuses Laotian and French colonial architecture.
The town straddles the mighty Mekong River.
Which we traversed in a longboat.
But then the sky grew darker.
And it began to rain.
A lot.
We ended up climbing the rushing mud banks of the Mekong into this village.
But the downpour turned the waterfall we visited into this torrent.
Another day, we watched boat racing along with the rest of Luang Prabang.
Boats, racing.
Our new Lao friends, who accepted our offer of beer. This made us popular.
Wat Xiang Thong.
Buddhas in the Wat.
The monk in the bottom right is carrying an umbrella. It is hot in Laos.
We met some monks who love to practice their English.
Talking to monks is the best nightcap.
This Wat specialized in traditional Lao art, and specifically in Buddhist drawing and carving.
On the downside: Lao bugs. I don't care how big your monitor is, this photo is LIFE SIZE.
One last sunset.
The other side of the sunset.
2 comments:
Wow, those monks are young; are they possibly monklings or monk(chkins)? The sweat on your brow on the other side of sunset clearly tells the meteorological tale. It has finally cooled down in DC, so you have something to look forward to. Hasta jueves, D
I just spit coffee on my desk at the bug "life size" joke. Very clever, Twoir.
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