Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang is a small and fairly peaceful town, despite the increasing number of backpackers and other tourists. It has numerous Buddhist temples and hundreds of monks in saffron robes, as well as some excellent restaurants offering traditional Lao cuisine.

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Ferry on the Mekong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Part of night market, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Mai, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Sen, Luang Prabang, Laos

View over Khan river, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Visoun, Luang Prabang, Laos

Nam Khan river, near Luang Prabang, Laos

Nam Khan river by Tad Sae Falls, near Luang Prabang, Laos

Buddha statue and monk, Luang Prabang, Laos

Main street, Luang Prabang, Laos

Unidentified wat, Luang Prabang, Laos

Carriage house, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Carriage with naga heads, Wat Xien Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Mosaic wall, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Buddha statues, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos

Haw Kam (former royal palace and now national museum), Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Mai, Luang Prabang, Laos

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