Temple Visit

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That day was a special festival. As the beautiful receptionist girl at our hotel told us, the festival would end two days after our stay. That girl was beautiful. But because of our Indian appearance, she did not respond to our requests.

Since we booked through Booking, the place we were staying was very close to the tourist aerial. Unlike in Sri Lanka, there are a set of temples in Luang Prabang that are adjacent to each other. Since it was a festival day, all the temples were decorated with lamps. They were spread out on the floor like bucket lamps and beautifully decorated.

Lao girls and Chinese girls dressed in traditional costumes took photos with their phones and held the lamps in their hands. Traditional costumes are available at nearby stalls. Anyone can take and wear them. We helped the two girls take photos. One of our friends even sneaked up behind the piles of girls and took selfies with them. I was such a shy kid. I wanted to keep the country's reputation, so I stood aside.

The light from the lanterns fell on the long yellow faces of the Lao women, which were beautiful. The lanterns in the temple illuminated their faces and limbs. Despite their hair, many Lao girls were beautiful in body shape.

The beauty of the festival
We passed by one temple after another where the festival was taking place. When we got to the river at the end, a stage had been set up on a piece of land a little way from the river. When we left, the festival was almost over. There were temples next to it. It was a cultural festival. So the kids danced on the stage. I had a seafood salad from there. It was delicious. There was also a beer called Luang Prabang, which was also opened.

Street
There were no colorful boards in Luang Prabang Aerial where we were. There were no big ads like Coke boards, Pepsi boards, bra ads, etc. If there were shops, their names were carved in wood or embossed in cement. They were preserved like old buildings, matching the colors. In our country, there are beautiful buildings in the fort. However, the building owners paint them as they wish and hang boards and make them ugly. But that's not the case in Laos. The two-hundred-year-old buildings were systematically renovated and were pleasing to the eye.

Massage parlor
A three-wheeler driver asked us to go somewhere else because the massage in the tourist area could be a real massage. The guy didn't speak English. We typed in and showed them that we wanted a happy ending massage. After a while, he took us to the riverbank and put us on a wheel. He went and brought a waiter who knew Bua. After he arrived, we asked again if there was a happy ending massage. The two of them talked and then came to a decision. He took us both and now the three-wheeler is flying. I don't know where it's going. He took us to a side street a little far from the tourist area where we were.

As I remember, the man pulled us a little hard as a three-wheeler rental. So we went there and had a hard massage for about an hour. There were no two therapists there when we went. Someone else called and brought us. Then, we were stretched out on two mattresses on the floor and were beaten and kicked for an hour. The massage was not much. But it was a wonderful ending. We came back on foot, wondering why we were giving money to the lakes.

When we arrived, we saw two or three more temples having the same festival. In one, there are shops selling beer right in the temple grounds, right next to the temple. There is meat. People buy meat and beer and sit on chairs and tables in the temple grounds, eating and drinking. There are cultural dances, etc., and they also enjoy that. #amila2r