Pii Mai - New Year Laos style
April 16th 2009 The morning after my bamboo bridge mishap we catch a bus to Luang Prabang, my swollen foot turning some exciting shades of yellow and purple. We decided against postponing our onward journey for a rest day as we are just a couple of days away from the Buddhist lunar new year, called Pii Mai in Laos. The new year and coming coming monsoon are celebrated with a 3 day street party and huge waterfight
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