If England has its famous tradition of “changing guards “ at
the Buckingham Palace that attracts thousands of tourists, then the UNESCO
heritage city of Luang Prabang would have her own version. It’s LP “Alms Giving Ceremony. This
is one of the most sacred Laos traditions and is highly revered by locals and attracts
tourists to rise before sunrise to observe this procession.
Before daybreak, monks, both young and old would walk down in single
file barefooted in the traditional orange saffron robe, each slinging over his
shoulder a bamboo weaved baskets to receive offerings mainly food, fruits and
sweet snacks from Buddhists faithful. The monks walk down the main streets and
then spread out to the side streets. It’s a silent and solemn ceremony and the
procession is given the utmost respect.
Later in the day we went to Kuang Si Waterfalls, about 25km south of LP. We took a mini bus there. Kuang Si Waterfalls is a 3 tiers waterfall about 200 feet. The water is collect in turquoise blue pools as it flow downstream and forming many cascades. Some of these pools are open to public for swimming. This is favourite attractions for tourists
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