Lao Food – Luang Prabang
March 3, 2012 5:45 pm
Filed under: Saturday Letter — Darina Allen @
Luang Prabang is an enchanting little city in northern Laos located in a valley at the confluence of two rivers- the Mekong and the Nam Khan.
Partly because of its isolation it has retained its centuries old culture and strong Buddhist spirituality. Visitors flock there to visit the temples ( thirty four still survive) and meander through the French colonial streets or take a leisurely boat trip along the Mekong stopping off here and there to visit little fishing villages where they supplement their income gathering and drying a nutritious river weed or spinning, dying and hand weaving beautiful Lao textiles.