Oh God, I just love Laos. The water fights have been insane! Everyday Ketan and I walk out of our guesthouse knowing we are going to get drenched. Joining in the fun for 5 hours a day, with our water pistols at hand, can get tiring though. There were *hundreds* of people with water, flour and what seemed to be grease, with music blaring out of huge sound systems on every corner. The Laos guys are hilarious here, there were even some drag-queens about! Here's a glimpse of the water fight..:

One of the major attractions of Luang Prabang is the Alms ceremony which happens at 5:30am every morning, where hundreds of monks circle the town to be offered food to them by the locals. Naturally, being New Year's day here, it was the biggest event of the year so both of us got up at some ungodly hour to witness this inspiring event. As soon as we got to the main road all you could see were the bright orange robes of the monks, all lined up in a row. As we got closer, the shock of how many photographers and videomen there were was crazy! Of course, Ketan and I being one of them.. but not as invasive as some, I must admit. It was great to see this and completely unique to the trip:

I've tried uploading photos but not that successful - only a few.
The 'Miss Lao 2009' competition is about to start on the streets, so I better go!