Nakhon Phanom b/4 Football

Hoping to make the trip a double header event, we left early.
The first destination a German restaurant we had wanted to visit was closed.
From the look of things had been closed for a while.

Nakhon Phanom water front on a Sunday was like a dead zone, no crowds.
We found a place to eat where the Sakon FC team and staff had gathered

   

The view from the upstairs restaurant was fantastic

I did not heed the warning, filthy windows to the restaurant warned me

I was hungry, I ate, and regretted it the rest of the afternoon

We did find the Ice-Land restaurant featuring ice creams and bakery sweets

Their clock brought back memories from long ago.

Obviously it was running on Thai time.

My watch said 2:30 pm

Too much foreplay football

We arrived early

Spectators were slowly settling in

No Smoking, no container trowing, no screaming, nothing stronger than beer

This poster may be outdated. The no throwing rule was observed.  Smoking was done in designated areas.
No shouting at a football game: Try and stop that.
Beer was a plenty. I declined numerous freebies.



Caught my eye, never did figure out the gender, cute in my view.

The game started slow. When you attend a football game and take time to admire the clouds, obviously the action on the field wasn't riveting.

You could see the Phanom goals coming before they happened. They were Sakon FC giveaways

A Sakon FC goal seemed to be a game changer.
As if both teams agreed that foreplay was over.
The action got hot and heavy during the last ten minutes

We stayed behind after the game to avoid the rush of traffic

Thailand in the 60's

A half hour news reel by American Broadcasting (ABC)
Extensive coverage of Communist insurgency in the NE

Monday

Sakon Governor's Garden

Another Super Sakon Songkran

Lot's of fun 
Great Video!! Amphoe Wanon Niwat

Sunday