{"id":1188,"date":"2013-10-17T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackpackingbear.com\/blog\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2015-02-08T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T15:31:28","slug":"joe-louis-sits-in-a-temple-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/joe-louis-sits-in-a-temple-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Louis sits in a temple window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>See what other blogs are saying about temples in Luang Prabang:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nowhere is the product of this self-imposed isolation more stunning than in Luang Prabang, where dazzling 16th century Buddhist temples stand beside 19th century colonial French villas, while water buffalo work surrounding rice fields. Visitors can sip coffee on hotel patios, or rent bicycles and pedal down Luang Prabang\u2019s main street at mid-day, without ever worrying about encountering a car.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gluckman.com\/LuangPrabang.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ron Gluckman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The closest English can come to translating \u201cwat\u201d is with the word \u201cmonastery\u201d or \u201ctemple,\u201d but neither fully explains its significance. As the focus of Luang Prabang town, a wat is the religious center, meeting place, school, and house of healing. The temples include various buildings serving religious and administrative tasks&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/framelessworld.com\/2011\/07\/temples-wats-luang-prabang-jewel-laos-part\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frameless World<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; See what other blogs are saying about temples in Luang Prabang: &#8220;Nowhere is the product of this self-imposed isolation more stunning than in Luang Prabang, where dazzling 16th century Buddhist temples stand beside 19th century colonial French villas, while water buffalo work surrounding rice fields. 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