Monks' Breakfast

Luang Prabang - The Giving of Alms to the Monks

January 15th 2010
5:30 saw Nellie and Monk pounding the streets of Luang Prabang looking for signs of the monks doing their morning walkabout to receive food from the townsfolk. They'd been told that the monks appeared at 6am. This morning, it seems, the monks must have been out on the town last night - it was 6:30 before a saffron robe appeared in the distance. ... 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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This is the blog of a man called Monk and an elephant answering to the name of Nellie. For 35 years, Monk and his beautiful Irene had such a wonderful life and shared so many adventures together until one day in April 2009 when Irene was called back to the jungle with so much left yet to do. Monk determined to continue those adventures and to take Irene with him in his heart. Some might consider it a sign of impending insanity to be found apparently talking to oneself - so - enter Nellie to save the day because, as we all know, 9 out of 10 psychiatrists would agree that it's perfectly no... full info

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