Bicycling around Luang Prabang at night, there is such a serene, tranquil ambiance about this small town-cum tourist mecca of about 30,0000 people or so, Even when passing thru the night market - a stretch of 200 meters of local merchants displaying their handcrafts and wares -there is a wonderful calm in the air. All the merchants were oh so polite and friendly. I have never been in small town of this size in my travels around the world that is so idyllic and peaceful.

Sounds a like little bit like Shangri-La, huh? Well on my last night in Luang Prabang, while bicycling back to my abode, Thongbay Guesthouse, I was the victim of a crass prank by two teenage boys. Out of the blue, I heard a loud scream/roar in my right ear. Startled and somewhat frightened, I looked over my shoulder and I saw two teenage boys bicycling the other direction. Laughing and snickering out loud, I guess they enjoyed the scaring the living daylights out of the great Hanumann. While they scurried away, I uttered a series of expletives and threats against their manhood. Naturally, they were too cowardly to return to the scene of their dastardly joke and face the wrath of Ling Yai (the Big Monkey)

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