{"id":4278,"date":"2015-11-01T03:59:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T03:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2026-05-14T05:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:40:06","slug":"snippets-of-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/2015\/11\/01\/snippets-of-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Snippets of Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4279\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552.jpg\" alt=\"On the rood of Wat Xieng Thong Luang Prabang\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06436-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x552-96x66.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the roof of Wat Xieng Thong Luang Prabang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now I know I called the last entry \u2018The Last Blog\u2019, but we\u2019ve decided to keep a little bit of scribbling going, along with some photos, so that you can see where we\u2019ve been and at least we\u2019ll know where we went. But it won\u2019t be such a daily diary, just postcards or snippets that sparkled for us.<\/p>\n<p>And to start with, always expect the unexpected in Asia\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4280\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Prayers in Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06040-Prayers-in-Wat-Chedi-Luang-Chiang-Mai-800x600-96x72.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prayers in Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4281\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800.jpg\" alt=\" Luang Prabang early evening \" width=\"730\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800-548x600.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800-411x450.jpg 411w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800-150x164.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06400-Luang-Prabang-early-evening-730x800-88x96.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early evening in Luang Prabang, Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4282\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A cat with too much lipstick at Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06441-A-cat-with-too-much-lipstick-at-Wat-Xieng-Thong-Luang-Prabang-800x600-96x72.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cat with too much lipstick at Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4283\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Scaffolding Grand Designs style in Vietiane, Laos \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06503-Grand-designs-in-Vietiane-Laos-800x600-96x72.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scaffolding\u00a0a la\u00a0&#8216;Grand Designs&#8217; style in Vietiane, Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4284\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Temple eating tree at Preah Khan, Angkor, Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.petersphotogallery.com\/rodneyandlaura\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC06668-800x600-96x72.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple eating tree at Preah Khan, Angkor, Cambodia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Now I know I called the last entry \u2018The Last Blog\u2019, but we\u2019ve decided to keep a little bit of scribbling going, along with some photos, so that you can see where we\u2019ve been and at least we\u2019ll know where we went. 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