Isaan

We have toured/sightsaw two cities in the Issan (northeast) region so far. Korat and Ubon Ratchitani. Korat had a temple where a monk had rescued the stalagtites and stalagmites of a cavern that was to be destroyed and placed them all over a room of his. In there there are coy fish and several Buddha images. We also went to the mall there, called "The Mall" in Thai. They had a mini-waterpark there and a pool. Ubon is a smaller city with a much nicer feel to it. There is a beautiful park here that people jog, meditate, and sit in during the early evening near the night market. My personal opinion is that the food is better other places, but Ubon does make up for it in character!