Luang Prabang Buddhist Alms

At 6 am in the morning I walked up to the main street in Luang Prabang. In this early morning, while there it is still dark, the Buddhist monks do their morning alms. I had read about the morning alms giving in the guide book but reading and seeing it are two very different things. There are hundreds of monks, all different ages who walk in the early morning while people give their offerings. It was worth the 5:45 am alarm to see!

I left Luang Prabang by plane, flying out of a small airport, I think it had a total of two gates, to Chiang Mai, Thailand. I was in Chiang Mai for less than 24 hours as I took a taxi to the train station and bought an overnight train ticket to Bangkok. I would recommend the train, while not fast, the bunks are comfortable and you sleep, get up in the morning and have arrived at your destination. Bring an extra layer because the train compartments A/C is blasted!