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The overview over the 32 pistol ranges at the shooting range.
Here you can see all the details of the range. The layout of the rifle range
can be seen here. |
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Lai and Martin ready to depart for the shooting range.
Building material for the new hotel in
conjunction with the shooting range. |
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Lai in front of the collection of firearms on display.<It
is a big hall, have a look.
Here is the gun of the day, AK47. Martin is giving a
brief introduction
to the gun before the shoot. |
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Here are the round at roughly US $
4,- a round. Expensive fun. The setup before
Bankk tries one round. |
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La get the instructions. More for
fun. Bankk enjoys shooting and this is the
second time in his life he fired a gun.
A lengthy video. |
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Lai getting some instructions, even
though she didn't fire. Martin liked the gun and
tried his hand on 4 shots full
auto, but one one hit. |
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Targets and earmuffs.
Bankk is having his first go. |
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A
lengthy video of Bankk was taken and Martin
forgot to switch the camera off.
Bankk is Martin's driver and tourist guide in
Laos and we had a lot of fun, but he cost.
US $120,- a day for his service. It is well worth. |
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Martin had his hand on the gun to.
Here. Martin is giving a
brief introduction
to the gun before the shoot. |
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The row of tires as
bullet proofing. Showing Bankk how to load the
AK47's magazine. It is simple. |
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The gang together,
Martin, Lai and Bankk. We had fun on the range. |
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Bankk is trying to
shoot, but did not get a shot off.
The helpers on the range. |
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Nice, young Laotian
youths. Time to relax at the bar on the range
after the shoot. A very nice, and fully stocked bar with fresh fruit,
vegetables and of course booze. It is a bar :-) |
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One of the many stages
at the range. See an overview
that is also on top of the page. Then off to the
only railway station in Laos. The is toward the South and Thailand. |
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It crosses the Mekong
some 35 kilometers further South. The name of
the station is Thanaleng. |
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Two cute children at
the railway station. The track to the North
where the line stops in a rail car turner. |
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Off to the
Friendship Bridge that crosses the Mekong into Thailand. Lai and Martin
walking across.
Bankk and Lai and the Laotian flag. |
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Lai with the Laotian
flag.
Note the rail line in the middle of the road. The rail traffic is not
heavy. Just a few trains a day. |
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Lai and Martin on the
bridge. The mighty Mekong River. |
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Lai and Martin on the
bridge. The Royal King Flag of Thailand, the
yellow one. The queen's is blue. |
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Lai and Martin on the
bridge. The underpass of the bridge. |
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Lai and Martin
walking across.
The Mekong. |
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The road traffic is
very heavy. Some monks we met on the bridge. |
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Nice guys in yellow.
The Mekong upstreams. |
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The Thai border that we
couldn't cross. Lai and Martin at the Thai
border in the middle of the river. |
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Martin, Bank and Lai on
the river. Back on Laotian soil. |
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Lai with the details of
the bridge. Off to our fancy restaurant. Big
tree in the courtyard. |
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Lai watching the
restaurant complex. Our second visit here. There
are many restaurants on the boats. |
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Martin on his way for a
leak. Lai at the entrance. |
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Details of the boats.
The overview of the restaurants. |
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Bankk and his phone.
Handsome Bankk. |
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Lai and Martin with
beer Lao. It is a nice beer. |
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The restaurants goes on
for ever. Wooden Buddha faces outside the
toilet. |
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Bankk is digging in.
He loves these jumping shrimps.
Have a look. |
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We all having a good
time on Martin's expense. Bankk has an healthy
appatite. |
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The driving restaurant
on the river. It costs extra to have the food
served while shipping up and down the river. |
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We are very happy with
the service and the food. Lai and Martin's
mirror images at the toilets. They were very clean and appetizing. |
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The entrance to the
toilets. The way back. |
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The restaurants are
anchored to the river bank. Lai and a nice ship
miniature. |
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The river bank and it
steps up to the road. Lai and some small Buddha
figures. |
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Overview of the river
and its bridge.
Martin is having his dinner at a local diner
with all kind of funny stuff on the menu. Not the first visit. |
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Camsavang's
granddaughter with a very, rare blonde hair. The
Camsavang family outside the shop. There are 17 people living in his
household. |
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