My friend’s visa was just about to expire, which meant for a brief trip over to Svannakhet in Laos to get a new one. Here are some pics exploring Svannakhet, eating fine French Food and a little boat trip we organized with a local fisherman.
A local chap taking a break from working in the blazing heat.
This is the local fisherman we approached and asked him if he would take us up (or down) the Mekong River for an hour or so to kill some time. He happily agreed for a small fee.
Life along the Mekong River.
The friendship 2 bridge connecting Mukdahan in Thailand to Svannakhet in Laos.
This is one of my fav restaurants in Laos. It’s called Daosavan and serves up some excellent French fare at very affordable prices.
Playing around with reflections while waiting for my food.
In my opinion, the Vegetable soup, is the best thing on Daosavan’s menu.
Although the beef bourguignon wasn’t anything to complain about. It went down a treat :)
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[...] days in Bangkok, our trip then bought us up to Mukdahan in North East Thailand. A day trip over to Savannakhet in Laos was in order to renew Owen’s visa, where we hooked up with a local fisherman and got him to take us up and down the Mekong river on [...]