The "Khon Kaen Break" has continued. Yesterday I toured the university campus, visted the city museum, and walked around town. Around sunset I had a nice lesurely stroll around the huge lake in the middle of town called Bung Kaen Nakhon. Thousands of Khon Kaen'ers were enjoying the evening as well: jogging, playing soccer and sapak trakaw, doing aerobics, eating dinner, etc. It reminded me of the scene at the Hua Mak sports complex in Bangkok.
Today I get on a bus for the northernmost part of Isaan: Nong Khai -- a province separated from Laos by the Mekong River. In a few minutes I will be at the bus station to say bai nong khai ("I go to Nong Khai!")