We got up really early this morning to see a daily ritual in Luang Prabang--the monks have about an hour starting at dawn to gather food offerings from the people. Then they have to eat it by noon. There are over 500 monks in Luang Prabang, so it is quite a specacle.
The monks were all ages, though most appeared to be older teen agers.
They carry a satchel and a pot for their food.
They are assigned to one of the various wats in town. They make a circuitous route around the city and return to their wat.
Local vendors ply their trade by trying to sell tourists sticky rice and a jello like confection to give to the monks.
This is the Luang Prabang Elementary School.
This is one of the many wats.
The wat included a really beautiful standing Buddha.
This is the Lao version of the tuk tuk--it appears to be the front end of a motorcycle attached to a golf cart like wagon. The engine is more like a car, with a fan and radiator.
We made a circle on foot through the city today--we walked down the main street to the end of the pennisula and came back (in a misting rain) on the street next to the Mekong. This photo shows where the two rivers meet--the Mekong and the side river--to form the pennisula that the city lies on. You can see the demarcation between the muddy Mekong waters and the clear water of the smaller river.
As I was taking a photo of this dock a young monk passed by me to enter one of the boats.
We finally made it back to the guest house, tired and bedraggled. A few hours to rest until our sunset boat trip up the Mekong.
The monks were all ages, though most appeared to be older teen agers.
They carry a satchel and a pot for their food.
They are assigned to one of the various wats in town. They make a circuitous route around the city and return to their wat.
Local vendors ply their trade by trying to sell tourists sticky rice and a jello like confection to give to the monks.
This is the Luang Prabang Elementary School.
This is one of the many wats.
The wat included a really beautiful standing Buddha.
This is the Lao version of the tuk tuk--it appears to be the front end of a motorcycle attached to a golf cart like wagon. The engine is more like a car, with a fan and radiator.
We made a circle on foot through the city today--we walked down the main street to the end of the pennisula and came back (in a misting rain) on the street next to the Mekong. This photo shows where the two rivers meet--the Mekong and the side river--to form the pennisula that the city lies on. You can see the demarcation between the muddy Mekong waters and the clear water of the smaller river.
As I was taking a photo of this dock a young monk passed by me to enter one of the boats.
We finally made it back to the guest house, tired and bedraggled. A few hours to rest until our sunset boat trip up the Mekong.
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