We tried out a sidewalk cafe near our hotel recommened by our local guide, Mr Law. We sat under an awning on rattan chairs, watching a gentle rain where we were served seafood noodles and chicken fried rice with beer and a mango smoothie. Simple but good fare, although they were skimpy with the scampi. 

For dessert we crossed over to a bakery/coffee shop recommended by Beam: Gloria Jean's and bought a few bread-like  pastries to take back to the room. We took a long way back to the hotel where we caught up with journal writing, e-mails, etc. 

For the evening meal we met up with Beam and the rest of our travel group and walked to the M2C Cafe. Orders were placed on the main floor and we were served on the second floor. Bill had pork, mushrooms, and curried rice with an egg on top, while Sue-On had seafood noodles soup. We retired early in preparation for our 8 am departure for the Mekong Delta.