Awoke about 8am this morning, and slowly got myself together before heading out in search of a place to eat along one of the many riverside restaurants. Leaving the room, I found myself wondering aimlessly up and the entire riverwalk before reaching the end not chosing any of the dozens of places I passed along the way. It turned out to be a rather good thing because at the end was a truly nice temple with a rather large buddha on the rooftop. Upon seeing it, I noticed that I wasn't nearly in as much marvel as I should be at such a nice piece. The truth is I realized was that I was getting spoiled by all the wondrous things I had seen lately. This just wasn't doing it lol. Nevertheless, it was something I enjoyed seeing.

      Walking back along the river, I made it all the way back to my guesthouse before choosing a place just past it in the opposite direction. Oh well. The place was pretty full with about 5 or 6 older men from what sounded like Germany. Most likely ex-pats who chose to retire here, they usually know the best spots so I was confident it was a good place. The view was quite nice and after slowly eating and taking in the surroundings I snapped away at the riverside.

      Heading back to my room to use the PC for a while, I did so for about an hour before wondering back out to search for something to do for the day and explore Nong khai's streets. After a while of walking around with no luck and a quick lunch, I decided to try a temple I'd heard about that contained a "garden" and went about hiring a tuk tuk to get me there. What I received was one of the greatest places I've reached in the journey so far....