The New Year celebration continues here although the sound of fireworks is now mor occasional than continuous. It is quite a celebration compared to the one evening/day event at home. Even more interesting is the number of businesses that stay closed for a large part of this week. As busy as this country is, they have maybe a better respect for work/life balance than we do.
As the days have gone by, the streets get busier and busier. In the first days after new year, people stay home and visit close family. As time goes by, more and more people are out and the streets are filled with vendors.
We visited the Lama temple today. It was quite busy with most people there for praying for the new year and some tourists like us. The burning of incense is an important part of the prayer so there was much smoke and fire.
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