We had a great day! We joined the locals at 630 am for the Alms giving to local monks. We sat curbside, barefoot, each with a wicker basket full of warm rice. As the monks walked by we put an egg size ball of rice in their pot. The locals do this everyday.
Next was the morning market. This is where locals shop for their food and other supplies.
Then it was off to a village. We met the mayor and his wife, the head woman. The mayor gave us a walking tour. They are proud of there school, their homes, and the weaving center. We saw a small sawmill and black smith at work.
We also had a visit with a local healer or shaman. The Shaman used a cross bow for hunting small game(rats and birds). He put poison on the arrow to down deer with the same small arrow. He als demo’d an old classic Laotian wind instrument.
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