"... a beautiful view of Luang Phrabang can be had, particularly in the evening, when the golden hues of the setting sun light up the mountains. The river is wide and very still. One gets a long view of it, and the mountains coming down to the river look as though they enclosed it, giving it the appearance of a lake. A pagoda here and there add much to the beauty of the scene." from "An Englishman's Siamese Journals" 1895