Sao Lao

After we left Khone Phapheng, we decided to stop by a temple on a hill before continuing our journey to Wat Phu. I can’t recall the name of this temple but the beauty of this place is hard to forget. I was told that a Thai Princess donated a sum of money for the restoration of the temple. Since it’s considered a sacred ground we had to leave our shoes behind and walk up to the temple on a hot concrete ground. There were plenty of children selling flowers and incense to visitors of the temple. Since it was Wednesday I thought these kids should be in school. Perhaps they were on holiday break.

My aunts and cousins did their prayers and gave offerings. My aunt P asked me if I wanted to donate some money to the temple. I only had dollar bills with me and gave a small donation in my Grand-Mama’s name.

Bay’s younger sister (Aa).

Bay took a picture of me on the steps of the temple.

Later Bay asked me to follow her. She showed me a new sala that was recently built. The view was stunning and for a few seconds one can imagine how much more beautiful heaven can be. If you believe in heaven and hell that is.

I had to use the zoom feature on my digi-cam and was worried about the quality of the photos. They turned out pretty good in the end.

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