Laos which is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia,
bordered by Burma and China to the northwest,
Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
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which is mainly about the fabulous place where she lives.
If you have not seen her blog , go on have a look!!
YOU will also be able to see and read more about not only about this great trip
but others that she has been on and life around her.
ENJOY!
The Monks of Laos taking a break , obviously something has caught their eye!!
The robes they wear are known as "The Saffron Robes" because the original monks made their robes from discarded cloth found in rubbish heaps and on cremation grounds and after washing, the robe cloth was boiled with vegetable matter -- leaves, roots and flowers -- and often spices, which would turn the cloth some shade of orange.
Hence the name, "saffron robe."
Hence the name, "saffron robe."
Monks today wear robes made of cloth that is donated or purchased, but in Southeast Asia the cloth usually is still dyed in spice colors.
BIG THANK YOU TO NICKI ♥
I cannot thank you ALL enough for adding to my now huge collection , I must
find out how many I have and let you know.
BIG THANK YOU TO NICKI ♥
I cannot thank you ALL enough for adding to my now huge collection , I must
find out how many I have and let you know.
Yay! I am so glad it arrived, and quickly too...the Laos people have a better postal system than the Italians!
ReplyDeleteYay , and I love the card , thank you so much xx
DeleteThey probably have a better postal system than Canada, too. We are losing our door-to-door delivery and will soon have to find our way to a neighbourhood postal box. People are outraged about this!
ReplyDeleteLove the postcard and the colour of the robes is splendid!
Oh my word. That is wrong .so you will have a PO box number? What is the sense in this and people lose their jobs too.. I cannot imagine it stopping here. We would be outraged too. The colours are fabulous,sure brightens every thing.
DeleteA great postcard and I enjoyed the information about the robes.
ReplyDeleteHello Cherrypie...thanks for calling over. Lovely postcard ..I always try to add some info of interest ..somethings we just don t think about, how it came about. Glad you enjoyed this post.
DeleteTerrific post card and from so far away.
ReplyDeleteI have been following Nicki's travels with interest as Laos is high on my list, loving Asia as I do. Yes it would be lovely to know how many postcards you now have Anne.
ReplyDeleteThat is great. You will soon have seen the whole world by Post Card :-) How many countries have you got cards from now? Keep warm and well Diane xox
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