We were in full relaxation mode.  It washed over us at MutMee where we did little apart from the Fireball excursion and wander the riverfront, do the Bangkok Post crossword and potter around the market. 

It was of course Laos full moon festival the day we arrived and the river side was jammed, we stayed well out of it. 

We made it to Nampuh Square, a few  hundred yards from Mali Namphu, it is ringed with restaurants, bars, shops etc. Boasting a Scandinavian and a Joma Bakery, all we really needed for a lovely few days R&R.  

Next day we made a thorough sweep of the covered market looking for bargains of which there were very few. Then wandered out to Patuxi the Victory Gate superficially similar to the Arc De Triomphe, but made from cement provided by the US to build a new runway.  Which is why the locals call it the vertical runway.

I had intended we should bestir ourselves for our last day in the city but we woke to torrential rain and we went to plan B, the Bangkok Post crossword.

Having convinced Barbara to go to Vang Vieng which Tony and I love, the weather conspired against us and we left after only one day.  

Our very new very reasonably priced accommodation lived up to its name 'The Grand View Guesthouse"