one of the things that Luang Prabang is famous for (besides just generally being awesome) is the morning procession of monks. In the morning (starting at 5am - gah!) the monks head to their schools or temples, and locals (and tourists) line the street to give them offerings of sticky rice. It's quite a site to see the long line of orange-robed monks quietly proceeding a long the streets. But don't take my word for it - I've got pictures!!
locals handing out sticky rice to the passing monks - it's amazing how quickly they can do this, rolling a new ball of rice for each monk as they pass. The tourists I've talked to who tried this could only manage to hand out to every third monk or so.
nice view of the long line of monks
the monks file past one of Luang Prabang's many temples
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