Tag Archives: Pha That Luang
That Luang Festival 2012
First the lead-up to ASEM, then the boat-racing festival, then the ASEM meeting, then it seemed like the city would just be getting back to normal, when the cacophonous speakers, Beerlao tents, and balloon-popping carnival games simply relocated to the That Luang … Continue reading
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Tagged alms, alms giving, Boun That Luang, Buddhism, Laos, monks, Pha That Luang, stupa, temple, That Luang, Vientiane
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Welcome to Vientiane
The hiatus in blogging has been because for the past 4 days, I’ve been playing host to someone else, though I still have much to figure out here myself. My college friend Andrew, who is doing Princeton-in-Asia in Singapore, decided … Continue reading
Posted in Laos, Think, Vientiane
Tagged biking, Buddhist temples, Laos, Mekong, Patuxi, Pha That Luang, sunset, Vientiane, Wat Si Saket
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