Bring me good luck little bird

Locals catch birds and offer them in little cages to the tourists when we're visiting Buddhist temples. It costs of course, and the idea is that to take the bird up to the temple and to release it will bring good karma, or good luck. The birds (and the kids like this one) are very appealing but we didn't see it as a good practice to support, so we didn't.

8. Luang Prabang

April 8th 2007
8th entry... Caught another little Laos Airlines flight to Luang Prabang from Vientiane, only a 40minute jobbie, very convenient indeed. A wonderful little town, as everyone who has been here can attest to...world heritage listed (whole town), ancient capital of this wonderful country, lovely people, nice surrounds, temple, Buddhist monks cruisin around, funky cafes, $US4 full body massages, $US ... 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

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