Monks strimming the lawn

September 28th 2012
My final day in Luang Namtha starts with an early morning run to see the temple. Its about 15 mins across town and then up a hill so i'm sweating as I arrive. Just below the entrance are monks in their saffron robes maintaining their garden – one has a strimmer that is the same bright orange as his robe and is cutting the lawn! The top of the temple has lots of gold statues and bright oran ... 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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