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Looking at Thailand which was across the river.

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Three Monks were sweeping the sidewalk in front of a temple.

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In the park nearby, at the bank of Mekong River, I heard soothing music. This was from an all Lao women Tai Chi class.

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Backpackers, three women and two men, were up and planning their day.

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"Relax and Dream away Guesthouse”.

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Not that the capital city of Laos, Vientiane, is much different. One early morning there I walked on the near empty major street where the “Lao National Cultural Hall” is located.

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A big sign advertising the country’s most famous libation product, Beerlao.

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The driver of a tuk-tuk was even more laid back; he was taking a nap in the hammock hung inside his vehicle.

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A plaque at te entrance to this museum oddly commemorated “Polio Eradication 2000".

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There were very few cars or motorbikes. The driver of a parked cyclo just smiled and said sabai-dii (Hello).

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However, the graceful residential buildings in the old town’s “protected zone”.

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Residential buildings fast turning into hosts of stores.

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Luang Prabang with its 60,000 inhabitants is a town in transition. It gives a glimpse into the Lao traditional life. You may still see a monk in his traditional dwelling (koutis) through a hole shaped like a lotus.

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