A manuscript from notebooks compiled by the late Master of Ceremonies and Chef at the Royal Palace at Luang Prabang.
High in the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Laos, cut through by the Mekong river, is Luang Prabang, a remote town of glittering Buddhist temples and barefoot monks.
... Luang Prabang 4 Buddha Rupas within the entrance 5 Entrance to the Caves 6 Inside the Pak Ou Caves 7 The Prabang at the Royal Palace , Luang Prabang 8 King Visoun's Wat Visoun Maha Viharn 9 The Great Buddha in Wat Mai , Luang Prabang 10 ...
... Royal Palace, Luang Prabang (refer to 4.09) Sacred Heart Cathedral, Vientiane Patuxai (formerly Anosavari Monument), Vientiane (refer to 4.11) Haw Pha Bang, Luang Prabang (refer to 4.10) Presidential Palace, Vientiane 1826-1828 Lao ...
Part travelogue, part mystery, Bamboo Palace reveals the only known eye-witness account of the final solution carried out in the jungles of northern Laos. 'thrilling ... a marvellous gift for the well-turned phrase' - Michael Smithies, the ...
... palace for safekeeping . The intention was to build a new royal vat to house it , as the Emerald Buddha is in the precincts of the royal ... LUANG PRABANG 533.
... palace and public buildings in Siam.12 Some buildings, like the neoclassical Bangkok Ministry of Defence (1891) by ... Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, 1904–09; 1922–24. immediate precedent for. 7.4 Throne Hall, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh ...
... Royal Air Lao flight to Luang Prabang. The aircraft was a World War II vintage DC3. It was the height of the rainy ... Palace. Luang Prabang seemed an idyllic place. The pace of life was slow. In late September it was coming into ...
... Luang Prabang . An artillery officer of Swiss origin , Hans Imfeld , acting for the Free French , landed at Luang ... royal palace , Luang Prabang . ( Photo in author's collection ) Royal Lao Army soldiers at ease , Vientiane . (