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<blockquote data-quote="nikhuzlan" data-source="post: 552178" data-attributes="member: 19744"><p><strong>Day 20, 25april2011.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>We left our hotel at about 0800, and headed for Patuxay Park, a Paris Champs Elysees look-a-like with its own Arc De Triomphe, </strong></p><p><strong>decorated liberally with the kinnari figurines, a Laotion mythical bird-woman. After the past few days in rural Laos, Vientiane is so modern, </strong></p><p><strong>so far removed from the poverty that we saw when riding in areas barely three hours away from the capital city.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>It is ironical that the Gate of Triumph, which celebrates the fight for independence from France, copies the French item......</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima041.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We quickly but 'illegally' parked our bikes on the pedestrian boulevard to shoot this picture before being chased away by the guards</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima036.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Ivan talking to a Japanese couple riding Laos on a small rented moped</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima052.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>After an hour there we left Patuxai for the border crossing, about 15 minutes from town centre.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima067.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We rode past Embassy Row</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima075.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The gates to the Customs and Immigration complex. Lao side.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima098.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Immigration at the Lao side was a 10 minute affair.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima101.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Lao side of the Friendship Bridge</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima118.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Crossing the Bridge</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima136.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Thai side CIQ</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima146.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We met a Thai, riding an immaculate GSA that looks like its never been touched by rain before,let alone mud. </strong></p><p><strong>Incredibly he chose knobbies although his route to Bangkok is on highway all the way.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima108.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We also met the Italian again, re-entering Thailand.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima152.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The bordertown on the Thailand side is Nong Kai.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima156.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Had a glance at my Trip Computer as we left Laos, and saw that we averaged less than 50km/h throughout our ride.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima162.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>And for the first time in a couple of days I saw 140km/h......kinda cool to appreciate travelling speeds we normally take for granted......</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima171.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Our next stop was Udon Thani, where we planned to look for a bike shop to fix the leaky shaft on both our bikes</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima175.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We caught up with a group of Thai bikers riding a mix of machinery</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima188.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima190.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We found this Custom bike shop after a short search. Dealing with Harleys, we were happy to see a cheerful mechanic.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima196.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>A quick look shows that the leak has somewhat stabilised. We called KL to get some info on what to do, </strong></p><p><strong>and after some time decided that a top up would be a good idea. Having no spare seals, that was the only alternative as well.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima201.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The wheel needs to be taken off to access the filler orifice.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima212.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Done, we expressed our gratitude to the Harley mechanic</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima214.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Before we left, the shop owner proudly showed me his immaculate toilet. It has a Harley fuel tank that acts as a toilet paper dispenser.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima215.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Back on the road, we headed South towards the Cambodian border. Our plan to hit the border direct was aborted </strong></p><p><strong>as we could not ride very far due to the heat, which made us stop many times.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima238.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We stopped at Khon Kean where we joined a group of bikers at an opening ceremony for the Silver Star Harley dealership.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima267.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Silver Star Khon Kean bikers</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima287.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We left Khon Kean as it got dark. Although we try hard to avoid riding at night, we decided its ok as it was a dual carriageway, </strong></p><p><strong>and it is a lot cooler at night.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima302.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima304.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We reached Nakhon Ratchasima just before midnight, and checked into a reasonably priced hotel for US25. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>But not before some Latte.....</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima307.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Our Route today.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/Untitled-6korat.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nikhuzlan, post: 552178, member: 19744"] [b]Day 20, 25april2011.[/b] [b]We left our hotel at about 0800, and headed for Patuxay Park, a Paris Champs Elysees look-a-like with its own Arc De Triomphe, decorated liberally with the kinnari figurines, a Laotion mythical bird-woman. After the past few days in rural Laos, Vientiane is so modern, so far removed from the poverty that we saw when riding in areas barely three hours away from the capital city. It is ironical that the Gate of Triumph, which celebrates the fight for independence from France, copies the French item......[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima041.jpg[/img] [b]We quickly but 'illegally' parked our bikes on the pedestrian boulevard to shoot this picture before being chased away by the guards[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima036.jpg[/img] [b]Ivan talking to a Japanese couple riding Laos on a small rented moped[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima052.jpg[/img] [b]After an hour there we left Patuxai for the border crossing, about 15 minutes from town centre.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima067.jpg[/img] [b]We rode past Embassy Row[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima075.jpg[/img] [b]The gates to the Customs and Immigration complex. Lao side.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima098.jpg[/img] [b]Immigration at the Lao side was a 10 minute affair.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima101.jpg[/img] [b]The Lao side of the Friendship Bridge[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima118.jpg[/img] [b]Crossing the Bridge[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima136.jpg[/img] [b]The Thai side CIQ[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima146.jpg[/img] [b]We met a Thai, riding an immaculate GSA that looks like its never been touched by rain before,let alone mud. Incredibly he chose knobbies although his route to Bangkok is on highway all the way.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima108.jpg[/img] [b]We also met the Italian again, re-entering Thailand.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima152.jpg[/img] [b]The bordertown on the Thailand side is Nong Kai.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima156.jpg[/img] [b]Had a glance at my Trip Computer as we left Laos, and saw that we averaged less than 50km/h throughout our ride.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima162.jpg[/img] [b]And for the first time in a couple of days I saw 140km/h......kinda cool to appreciate travelling speeds we normally take for granted......[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima171.jpg[/img] [b]Our next stop was Udon Thani, where we planned to look for a bike shop to fix the leaky shaft on both our bikes[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima175.jpg[/img] [b]We caught up with a group of Thai bikers riding a mix of machinery[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima188.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima190.jpg[/img] [b]We found this Custom bike shop after a short search. Dealing with Harleys, we were happy to see a cheerful mechanic.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima196.jpg[/img] [b]A quick look shows that the leak has somewhat stabilised. We called KL to get some info on what to do, and after some time decided that a top up would be a good idea. Having no spare seals, that was the only alternative as well.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima201.jpg[/img] [b]The wheel needs to be taken off to access the filler orifice.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima212.jpg[/IMG] [b]Done, we expressed our gratitude to the Harley mechanic[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima214.jpg[/IMG] [b]Before we left, the shop owner proudly showed me his immaculate toilet. It has a Harley fuel tank that acts as a toilet paper dispenser.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima215.jpg[/IMG] [b]Back on the road, we headed South towards the Cambodian border. Our plan to hit the border direct was aborted as we could not ride very far due to the heat, which made us stop many times.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima238.jpg[/IMG] [b]We stopped at Khon Kean where we joined a group of bikers at an opening ceremony for the Silver Star Harley dealership.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima267.jpg[/IMG] [b]The Silver Star Khon Kean bikers[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima287.jpg[/IMG] [b]We left Khon Kean as it got dark. Although we try hard to avoid riding at night, we decided its ok as it was a dual carriageway, and it is a lot cooler at night.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima302.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima304.jpg[/IMG] [b]We reached Nakhon Ratchasima just before midnight, and checked into a reasonably priced hotel for US25. But not before some Latte.....[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110424NakhonRatchasima307.jpg[/IMG] [b]Our Route today.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/Untitled-6korat.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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