the boys in their floating hats

Last day in Luang Prabang

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April 27th 2011
Woke up this morning at 5:40am to go see the monks. We were out there just before 6:00 with Candace and Duncan and we saw a couple monks walk by. Though no one else was down there, we left because we didn't want to miss it. It looked as if it was over, so we followed the monks a little bit. They got a couple more offerings and then they went back to the temple. We got a few photos, but we miss ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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