Laos

[Tim Chong]

Went to Laos for a short trip end of last month, some pix to share

Children laugh as they sort through sands to collect corns dropped from the sacks beside the river in Pak Beng

A novice monks chants in a prayer session at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Umbrellas for sale at a market in Luang Prabang

A novice monk lights a lantern at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

 

[Tim Chong]

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Monks and people look at decoration at a temple in Luang Prabang, at the end of Buddhist Lent.

Wat May Souvanhnaphoumaram in Luang Prabang

Buddha statues at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang

A boat sails down the Mekong at Luang Prabang during sunset.

 

[Tim Chong]

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Monks decorate steps with candles near a temple ground in Luang Prabang to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent.

Giant jars at Plain of Jars site #1

A toppled jar at Plain of Jars site #2

Giants jars at Plain of Jars site #3

 

[Tim Chong]

A novice monk cleans a wall of a temple in Vientiane

A tuk tuk passes a street leading to the That Dam, also known as the "Black Stupa" in Vientiane

Pha That Luang, the Great Sacred Reliquary or Great Stupa in Vientiane

The Patuxai

For more photos, please visit my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/oeyvind/laos07

 

[Asher Kelman]

A novice monks chants in a prayer session at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

A novice monk lights a lantern at a temple in Luang Prabang, to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Tim,

These are my favorites!

So pleased to be taken by you to a special place and be given such a personal view. This is full of human feeling.

Asher