The Midget and I popped over to Laos (Savannakhet) for a couple of days and instead of rushing around like loonies, we drove down to Mukdahan and stayed their overnight.

I booked us in at the Ploy Palace Hotel through Agoda and we paid B1400 for the night.

As we got there at lunch time, we were a bit hungry, so we went to the restaurant for a bite to eat. Sadly, none of the tables had been cleared, so we asked to eat by the pool. The staff brought a table and chairs out for us and we ordered. There were some sun loungers up there too, but they looked more suitable as firewood.



Soon, the food arrived and I was looking forward to tucking into a nice looking salmon steak. It was good. Sadly, the vegetables and the fries had literally just been taken from a fridge and put on the plate. Yes, seriously, the fridge.

I sent it back and also commented on the mouldy bread rolls. The waitress seemed to think they were fine.



When the food reappeared, the salmon was sadly past it's best.

The room was actually quite good and the bed very comfortable. The shower and bum guns worked well.



Later, we wanted to go out for dinner and the only place I had managed to find in town that looked like it did proper food was a place called the Picking Cowboy. It was shut, so we ended up at a riverside restaurant guesthouse combo where we had reasonable Thai food with the usual piss-poor service. After dinner, we went looking for a bar to have a few drinks at, but it seems Mukdahan doesn't do bars.

Breakfast was great if you like cold ham in water, cold chipolatas and cold fried eggs. I don't, so thought it was barely edible.

All in all, I couldn't wait to leave the place and see if Savannakhet has anything more to offer...