Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Mekong in Laos
All our efforts to find a safe boat with life jackets well?......the boat owner did have a sweet smile! It was a mini adventure three hours up the Mekong to visit the cave of thousands of Buddhas. The Mekong river is very low at the moment but there are still rapids and whirlpools that we snaked our way through slowly and carefully. The cave again,.... well...interesting worth a visit once!
Location:Luang Prabang
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Mighty Mekong
The Mekong river was the main transportation and trade route for centuries for land locked Laos. The current looks very strong even now at the end of dry season when the river is low. Today we head north to explore the countryside, riverside!
Location:Luang Prabang
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Laos and Their Monks
Theravada Buddhism is widely practiced in Laos. Traditionally every Lao Buddhist male will spend some time in the monastery. In times gone by this was the only schooling available to young men in addition to making merit for the family.
Monks are respected and treated with reverence by the people of Laos.
Around 6:30 each morning in Luang Prabang monks from the 34 temples walk the quiet streets with their begging bowls collecting their food for the day. The devout Buddhists of the city line the road with offerings ranging from rice to mangos.
Monks are respected and treated with reverence by the people of Laos.
Around 6:30 each morning in Luang Prabang monks from the 34 temples walk the quiet streets with their begging bowls collecting their food for the day. The devout Buddhists of the city line the road with offerings ranging from rice to mangos.
Location:Luang Prabang
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
I pad blogging
Not quite as simple as it looks for the technically challenged.....
Hopefully concrete jungle will not look too bizarre in the next short while.
Traveling to Laos and China with an old friend madly taking pictures!
Here are last nights shots as we strolled the streets of in Luang Prabang.
This sleepy town beside the Mekong was made a World Heritage site in 1995.
Formerly the royal capital of the Kingdom of Lao it was deemed by UNESCO as a unique site deserving protection. The architecture as in Vietnam is heavily influenced by the French but of course the Wats are completely Asian.
Hopefully concrete jungle will not look too bizarre in the next short while.
Traveling to Laos and China with an old friend madly taking pictures!
Here are last nights shots as we strolled the streets of in Luang Prabang.
This sleepy town beside the Mekong was made a World Heritage site in 1995.
Formerly the royal capital of the Kingdom of Lao it was deemed by UNESCO as a unique site deserving protection. The architecture as in Vietnam is heavily influenced by the French but of course the Wats are completely Asian.
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