everything is so lush
the weather is cooler, ah
and the sunsets have been amazing
Friday, 17 October 2014
Luang Prabang is looking beautiful
the raining season is ending
everything is so lush
the weather is cooler, ah
and the sunsets have been amazing
everything is so lush
the weather is cooler, ah
and the sunsets have been amazing
Thursday, 16 October 2014
I've had the best week ....
Lhai Heua Fai has been a stunning festival, Luang Prabang looking very beautiful.
The novice monks have been busy decorating the temples, I helped ish, loved having friends in town, old and new, to experience it with.
And at work we've been gearing up for the Luang Prabang half marathon which this year raised money for our hospital ....
The novice monks have been busy decorating the temples, I helped ish, loved having friends in town, old and new, to experience it with.
And at work we've been gearing up for the Luang Prabang half marathon which this year raised money for our hospital ....
.... then on to Wat Pasaviet
.... to help with gardening, this is suppose to be a relaxing Sunday!!
and see their Boat of Light preparations
and see their Boat of Light preparations
.... the preparations at Wat Seberun Khon have been fun to watch
Wat Seberun Khon is one of the temples by my house
I have loved watching the novice there decorating the temple through the week, stopped every time I walk or cycle past.
especially fond of the Lao Airlines plane, I was in the right place at the right time to see it take off
I have loved watching the novice there decorating the temple through the week, stopped every time I walk or cycle past.
especially fond of the Lao Airlines plane, I was in the right place at the right time to see it take off
i love having visitors
great to have James and Karen in town
especially when Luang Prabang looks so pretty
thanks for visiting and making me happy
especially when Luang Prabang looks so pretty
thanks for visiting and making me happy
celebrating birthday's
Yvonne, one of the nurse educators was 66 years young
I made a birthday cake!
no recipe, baked in a roasting tin and transported to work on a plate in a plastic bag hanging from my bike's handle bar, quite a slidey ride for the cake, it was a wee bit squished and a tad rubbery but we all got to sing happy birthday
I made a birthday cake!
no recipe, baked in a roasting tin and transported to work on a plate in a plastic bag hanging from my bike's handle bar, quite a slidey ride for the cake, it was a wee bit squished and a tad rubbery but we all got to sing happy birthday
The Festival of Light day 1
The festival of light marks the end of Buddhist Lent
It was full moon and cycling to the temple I watched a beautiful lunar eclipse
I joined chanting at Wat Pasaviet and lit candles with the village children
the novice monks made bouquets of flowers wrapped in banana leaf with incense and candles
Novice Bigvanh, my Son was so happy, loved listening to him giggle with excitement
It was full moon and cycling to the temple I watched a beautiful lunar eclipse
I joined chanting at Wat Pasaviet and lit candles with the village children
the novice monks made bouquets of flowers wrapped in banana leaf with incense and candles
Novice Bigvanh, my Son was so happy, loved listening to him giggle with excitement
.... next The Procession
we walked around the temples 3 times with our flowers, incense and candles
and finally left them by the Buddha and made a wish
and finally left them by the Buddha and made a wish
.... then lighting Wat Pasaviet's Boat of Light
Great excitement as the novice monks and the volunteer teachers light candles together
Day 2 and final preparations of the Boats of Light
During the day of the festival of light the villages put the final touches to their boats and then show them off driving them around the streets of Luang Prabang
The Festival of Light Lhai Heua Fai
There was an amazing carnival atmosphere, Luang Prabang was the busiest I've seen
Each village build a bamboo and tissue-paper boat of light. Families line the main street and monks watch from their temples as the procession moves to Wat Xieng Thong, the boats gather in the courtyard are judged before they go down the temple steps and into the River Meekong.
We followed the procession to Xieng Thong and were in a boat to watch the boats of light pass into the Meekong.
It was a spectacular sight seeing thousands of lights - lanterns, boats of light and candles.
James and I set our boat, made of banana leaf, flowers with incense sticks and candles, onto the Meekong to pay respect to the Budha and the river which brings life and to remind of impermenance and to send away last years troubles and wish good luck for the coming year
What a beautiful festival, I loved it
Each village build a bamboo and tissue-paper boat of light. Families line the main street and monks watch from their temples as the procession moves to Wat Xieng Thong, the boats gather in the courtyard are judged before they go down the temple steps and into the River Meekong.
We followed the procession to Xieng Thong and were in a boat to watch the boats of light pass into the Meekong.
It was a spectacular sight seeing thousands of lights - lanterns, boats of light and candles.
James and I set our boat, made of banana leaf, flowers with incense sticks and candles, onto the Meekong to pay respect to the Budha and the river which brings life and to remind of impermenance and to send away last years troubles and wish good luck for the coming year
What a beautiful festival, I loved it
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