Sharing a postcard from a friend send to me while he's having his "grand trip" in LAO after visiting me here in Phnom Penh and going to Siem Reap...thanks Mark for this beautiful card, my first LAO card, very much appreciated.

Anyway, the card shows that every morning, hundreds of monks from the various monasteries walk through the streets collecting alms. It starts as early as 6am and the colourful procession only lasts for an hour, when all the alms bowls as filled, the monks disappear as quickly as they appeared!

Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang is a city located in north central Laos, where the Nam Khan river meets the Mekong River about 425 kilometers (264 mi) north of Vientiane. It is the capital of Luang Prabang Province. The current population of the city is about 103,000. The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is also notable as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The main part of the city consists of four main roads located on a peninsula between the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. The city is well known for its numerous Buddhist temples and monasteries. One of the major landmarks in the city is a large steep hill on which sits Wat Chom Si.

And this beautiful tradition that Mark showed to me was one of the things I want to see, maybe we can visit Lao someday!

Beautiful card comes with two beautiful stamp...the first one is the Styrax Tonkinensis, a flower that I used at Sunday Stamp two weeks ago, while the second one was a 25th SEA Games Vientiane, Laos 2009 was issued last December 9, 2009 that comes into two face value 7000k and 5000k, it is printed at Thai British Security Printing in Thailand and the designer is Mr. Vongsavanh Damlongsouk