The First-Timer · Phong · Bangkok
Wat Arun
I've watched the sunset from across the river with this temple lit up behind me more times than I can count. It never gets old.
The Temple of Dawn is best visited at dusk. The spire is encrusted with Chinese porcelain fragments. Nothing else looks like this in the world.
— Phong, The First-Timer
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