Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat
Is our current stop over. Korat is the port to Isaan and currently world famous in Thailand for just having organised a very successful 24th SEA games during which Thailand won heaps of gold medals.
It was a fairly eventful drive from Bangkok to Korat and we were lucky to quickly make it out of Bangkok, leaving at 10 am helped as well, when the morning traffic peaks eased down.
We had a bit of a problem finding suitable accommodation in Korat but finally ended up at the Rachaphruk Grand Hotel, conveniently located opposite the road that leads to Kohn Kaen and Udon Thani tomorrow.
Unfortunately not too much to tell about Korat, since we checked into the hotel around 3pm and went on to visit the local zoo, only to find out that this was located some 20 kilometers away and closed at 5 pm, so instead we went to the local shopping mall, conveniently called 'The Mall' and ate at Fuji and shopped a bit more!
Today, when we were cruising the city, we noticed heavily armed police forces standing around the city, but this was due to a bomb that went off yesterday at a local politicians house or office.
Tomorrow as already mentioned, we'll be off to Udon Thani and the next day we're planning to visit Vientiane, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Laos, something I'm really looking forward to, so keep your eyes posted.
Camille
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