Luang Prabang - the town
Last week I went to Laos and northern Thailand with a team from the Rosedale Business Group. We were investigating possibilities for exporting coffee as one way of funding our newly-licensed foundation. This was my first trip to Luang Prabang and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A whole section of the old city has been designated as a World Heritage Site and because of that a lot of money has gone into restoring and maintaining the old buildings (from the French colonial era). It's very touristy - but still very beautiful.
Here are a few pictures....
A hairy tree on the banks of the Mekong
The Xiang Thong temple
Every morning hundreds of monks walk out to collect alms. It's become a big tourist attraction - lots of people taking picture and lots of tourists lined up to make merit by giving food to the monks.
-Tom