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Mukdahan & Around
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A ho-hum river town, Mukdahan went from forgettable to integral thanks to the 2006
opening of the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge 2, which links northeastern Thailand to the
Lao city of Savannakhet.
Sights
Talat Indojin
( 8am-6pm)
Most Thai tour groups on their way to Laos and Vietnam make a shopping
stop at this market for cheap food, clothing, and assorted trinkets from China and Viet-
nam, and silk and cotton fabrics made in Isan.
MARKET
Hor Kaew Mukdahan
(Th Samut Sakdarak; admission 50B; 8am-6pm)
The nine-sided base of this eye-catching
65m-tall tower has a good museum with displays on the eight ethnic groups of the
province. There are great views and a few more historical displays in 'The 360° of Pleas-
ure in Mukdahan by the Mekong' room up at the 50m level.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
Ban Rim Suan
( 0 4263 2980;
www.banrimsuan.weebly.com
;
Th Samut Sakdarak; r 350B; )
You
can't call it lovely, but the owners have made some effort to liven things up here and that
helps make this the best budget deal in town.
HOTEL
$
Riverview Maekhong Hotel
( 0 4263 3323; Th Samran Chaikhongthi; r 650B; )
This funky place south of Tal-
at Indojin has good rooms and a great location. Add the friendly staff, free bikes and
wooden terrace overlooking the river and it's our favourite place in Mukdahan.
HOTEL
$$
Bao Pradit
NORTHEASTERN THAI
$
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