LPQ 2008-023

My Luangprabang Trip Part 4 (Day 3)

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March 16th 2008
Today we got up rather early, like 5:00 a.m. ... which was a little too early for a holiday. But with the traditional 'must-do' in Luangprabang, we'd really like to experience it: giving sticky rice to monks as merit making. At six-ish we finally started off from the hotel. When we arrived at the side of the road it was still dark. Our group located as the very first group of merit makers that ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more