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The sunsets of Oia are world famous. People gather on the cliffs of the beautiful island of Santorini and watch the sky turn pink. But when we arrived in Oia to check out its beautiful sunset, we found crazy picture taking, total restlessness and complete chaos. That was the day sunsets disenchanted us. Sunsets were not for us least of all famous ones.
But in Luang Prabang, out of boredom, we decided to give sunset another chance. We climbed several stairs to a temple famous for its sunset views. At the entrance we were greeted by an entrance ticket which we were not willing to buy (because we never paid an entry charge for temples back home. While the crowds continued to swell, we decided to descend back and spend the evening by the Mekong repenting the lost sunset to save 20,000 kip and a rule we often break anyways. The next morning we decided to head to Vang Vieng. The sky was clear and we wondered how beautiful the sunset from Phusi would seem this evening.
Midway journey, we halted in a tiny village on a hill with a view to a beautiful valley. That evening sky turned golden and colored everything in its hue. There were no picture clicking crowds, no fuss, no restlessness just peace and the blessing of golden sunset pervaded all but was noticed by few.
We quit our jobs and traveled for months but it would be months before we realized:
That sunsets are beautiful everywhere and everyday,
That most beautiful sunsets are those that are not check listed
That you need peace of mind to enjoy the sunsets and simply quitting your job doesn’t mean that you have it.
That no matter how much money you have made in your life, you still cannot buy yourself a sunset
So, go chase your sunsets because even God agrees that you deserve one everyday
What an alluring Sunset!!
Thanks Bharati. We are lucky to be greeted by beautiful sunsets in most places.
True. Sunsets are beautiful everywhere and the ones here are particularly gorgeous ! 🙂
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Thanks Puru 😀 We have discovered the knack of finding some of the best ones.
Mesmerizing sunset shots.
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Thank you Rajesh, we were lucky to have the camera handy
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I’m glad you clicked such beautiful sunset shots! I agree, sunsets are meant to be enjoyed in peace, but that doesn’t happen all the time. We all are so crazy about them!
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As little prince said, when we are sad, we should look at sunsets, they make the pain disappear, one day when I was sad I saw 44 sunsets,
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I too love sunsets. One day … I will not be commuting through most of them 😀
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Mridula – we made it a point to leave work on time, so as to catch as many as sunsets as possible on the way back. but it came with the drawback of being early at work everyday.
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