After getting settled in my hotel fronting the Mekong River, I took a stroll along the lengthy river walk in the city center of Nakhon Phanom. Passing by cajoling but polite street vendors, meditating monks, and local families on long walks, I caught a cinematic sight brewing across the river. Arresting my attention was how the disappearing gleam of the setting sun revealed the spectacular silhouette of the saw-toothed hilltops in Laos.
Waiting for Sunset in Nakhon Phanom
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