a series of travel images from Laos, Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was the capital of the first Lao kingdom (Lan Xang, land of the million elephants) from 1353. Its relatively isolated situation on the banks of the Mekong and Nam Khan River saved it from twentieth century concrete and hi-rise city construction and nowadays it's an enchanting place dotted with Buddhist temples and restored villas from the French colonial past. In 1995 it became a Unesco World Heritage site because of its historic significance