What is the kid waiting for?
The alms giving ceremony is not without its detractors
Unscrupulous local merchants have used the eagerness of tourists
to participate in a local tradition as a means of making easy money
Sometimes sell unsuitable, stale and even unsafe food
Resulted in monks falling ill after having consumed the offerings
and resistance to continuing the tradition
Tourists form the majority of the alms ceremony
Kid collecting unwanted/excess sticky rice from the monks
Foreign givers, monks receivers and the kid get a share of the food
Their orange saffron robes are very picturesque
The govt has made it clear that the monks have to continue the tourist pageant
One of the many pillow-filled restaurants, termed *TV Bars*
All-you-can-eat Christmas dinner
Complimentary Xmas drinks
My favor Laos dishes: fried springrolls and larb