Before we left for Chiang Mai we decided to seek out a small shrine we'd read about. At the Nai Lert Park Hotel, if you walk to the far corner of the parking garage, you come across a fertility shrine. Hundreds of penises of varying sizes sit in a little garden and you can say a prayer and light incense sticks to wish for a baby. We prayed for friends and family (NOT ourselves) and if they get a baby, the mother has to come back with an offering. For lunch we decided to hit up Cabbages and Condoms, just in case the gods got confused and thought maybe one of us wanted a baby. The proceeds from this restaurant go to the Public Health and Population Control Center, and they give you condoms instead of mints when you pay. It's pretty touristy, but cute. Off for a 12 hour bus ride!Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A Quick Stop for Fertility Prayers
Before we left for Chiang Mai we decided to seek out a small shrine we'd read about. At the Nai Lert Park Hotel, if you walk to the far corner of the parking garage, you come across a fertility shrine. Hundreds of penises of varying sizes sit in a little garden and you can say a prayer and light incense sticks to wish for a baby. We prayed for friends and family (NOT ourselves) and if they get a baby, the mother has to come back with an offering. For lunch we decided to hit up Cabbages and Condoms, just in case the gods got confused and thought maybe one of us wanted a baby. The proceeds from this restaurant go to the Public Health and Population Control Center, and they give you condoms instead of mints when you pay. It's pretty touristy, but cute. Off for a 12 hour bus ride!
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