Mauna Kea Mountainside Stargazing Village, Kokoro Islands.
Theo and the others were admiring the night sky filled with stars when Nanth, their concierge, walked towards them and spoke, "Everyone, we have lit up the bonfire at the village plaza, if you come with me I can guide you there."
Everyone's eyes lit up with the idea, without the sun warming up the place, the mountain chilly weather was starting to bother them even with their coats on. It was mostly the chilly wind blowing that bothered them, so it was normal that they found the idea of warming up their bodies beside the bonfire a good idea.
"We'll follow you then." Theo smiled as he stood up from his seat.
The others also nodded as they stood up as well.
Just like that Theo and the others followed Nanth through the stone streets of the mountainside village.
"The name of this village is Stargazing Village. It was founded when the islands were still part of the Sakura Sea Empire. At first, this village had the purpose of studying the stars and celestial bodies as Mauna Kea Mountain is one of the tallest mountains in the Mohana Continent, which makes its position useful for stargazing." Nanth started to give a brief overview of the village.
Theo and the others listened with interest.
"That's why the architecture of the village buildings has a resemblance with the Sakurean Architecture. And until today, this village still serves its purpose. Currently, Stargazing has the most advanced stargazing observatory in the Kokoro Islands. It is the tallest building in the middle of the village." Nanth explained as he pointed at the tall building at the village center.
"If any of you has any interest the Stargazing Observatory has a tourist attraction where the visitors can observe the start through the advanced lens of the observatory. I have to admit it is quite a show." Nanth commented with a chuckle.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that, they had never been to the stargazing observatory before, and by what they just saw, they were sure that Nanth wasn't lying when he said it was quite a show.
"Can we go there?" Aurora asked excitedly.
"Yes, I want to watch the stars!"
"I trust you, Nanth!"
Everyone expressed their enthusiasm for visiting the observatory.
"Of course, we can visit the observatory. The banquet will be ready in an hour anyways, so you'll be free to visit the observatory without any qualms." Nanth replied with a professional smile, "The observatory is close to the village plaza, so you guys just have to follow me."
Just like that everyone had excited faces as they headed toward the Stargazing Observatory.
A few minutes later, they arrived in front of the observatory, and they were able to observe that the building looked aesthetic and modern.
"It seems we are not the only ones visiting the observatory." Sam commented when they saw tourists coming and going from the observatory.
"Yes, the Stargazing Village attracts hundreds of tourists every day, and if it wasn't for the government limitation of tourists per day, the village would receive even more visitors." Nanth explained.
They were surprised when they heard that as they didn't know there was a limitation on visitors, they could only conclude that the hotel had taken care of that for them.
Shortly after, they entered the building and were greeted with the sight of a magnificent hall filled with decorations of celestial bodies.
They admired the decoration as Nanth talked with an employee from the observatory.
Just like his job entailed, Nanth would take care of everything for them, so they had to enjoy the perks of the tour.
Shortly after, Nanth readied the last details with the observatory's employee before he said, "Everyone, the show will start shortly, we just have to follow Guri and he will take us to the show venue."
"Wow, Nanth! How were you able to book the show so fast?" Max asked in surprise.
"The Avalon Hotel has a partnership with the Stargazing Observatory, so we can skip the unnecessary procedures and head straight to the show." Nanth replied with a professional smile.
Theo and the others had a look of realization when they heard that.
Shortly later, they arrived at a circular venue with comfy chairs distributed in a circle.
At first, they were not able to see where the show would happen, but when they lifted their head they were able to see that the whole ceiling of the venue was screen.
This meant they would lie down on their comfy reclining seats and watch the show in the sky as if they were outside.
It sounded exciting, so they did not waste any time picking their seats before waiting for the show to start.
Because of the partnership between the Avalon Hotels and the Stargazing Observatory, Theo and the others were able to have an exclusive show just for them. That's why not longer Theo and the others took their seat, the lights went out announcing the start of the show.
For the next 40 minutes, Theo and the others were presented with the stunning images that the Stargazing Observatory of the starry sky.
Theo was especially fascinated as everything was new for him.
The star system planets, the sun, the constellations, and everything else were different from Earth's. So, he was amazed by everything he saw.
But the others were equally as they saw the high-definition images of the night sky.
At that moment, they felt like they were in the starry sky themselves.
It was such a unique feeling.
Only the ones who experienced a show like that will know how amazed they were as they watched the show.
As they watched the show, they felt that everything was so big in the universe, they felt so blessed to see the universe a tiny closer at that moment.
When the show ended and the light was turned on, they had wide smiles on their faces. But it was their sparkling eyes that told everything.
It told everyone who saw them wonder what these people had seemed to look so beautiful and mysterious.
"Wow!"
"I never knew that the universe was so big!"
"I felt like I was in the starry sky myself."
Everyone started to talk with excited voices about everything they saw.
It was only when Nanth said to them that they still could use a telescope to observe the sky that they stood up from their seats.
After the show they just watched, their curiosity for the starry sky was aflame!
Just like that, they spent the next half of an hour touring the places open to the public at the observatory.
And to finish their day in grand style, they had a sumptuous banquet when they arrived at the village plaza from the observatory.
All types of dishes and drinks were waiting for them beside the bonfire, and without any doubts, they enjoyed everything with gusto.
It was the perfect way to end their day.
Delicious food with drinks at the mountainside beneath a blanked of stars.
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