The bus we used for most of the tour
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Our pretty riverside rest stop (rs)
on the way from Saigon to meet our water taxi for our Mekong Delta...
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rs2
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rs3 Swin anyone?
The water looks pretty soupy, doesn't it? ;o)
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Wadda ya lookin at??
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Our water taxi awaits
either in My Tho or Can Tho, I'm not sure. We leave our bus here &...
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A garden of antennas
The riverfront is basically the main street in the communities in the Delta.
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Delta livin'
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Delta back alley
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Standard land transportation
in the Delta & rural Vietnam. And we're not talking BMX or 10 speed...
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Rice paper cottage industry
is big here. These are used to wrap spring rolls.
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Rice paper 'skins' set out to dry
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Huge ones
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Their "firewood"
nut shells & rice husks. Nothing is wasted.
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Coconut candy cottage industry
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Their 'gift' shop had woodware
I bought one of the spoons to serve rice.
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ooook .. pickled cobra??
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A cute little rascal
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Love the metal work on the windows
and doors
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Delta livin' 2
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The kid is selling longans
Sweet-tasting longans are about the size of grapes and grow in bunches. The...
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Pancake cottage industry
As in Malaysia, I think these are gilled with crushed peanuts & kernel of...
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Their handy-dandy charcoal burners
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Popped rice cottage industry
from this........
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to this........
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add hot candy & pat into mold....
It's like making Rice Krispie cake ;o)
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and get this......
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This will be used for firewood.
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You wan' watermelon??
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We stopped at this once-lavish restored
home for lunch
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I think it was near Cai Be
Notice that the Vietnamese language uses a lot of accents. I think...
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Mother of pearl Inlaid furniture
and ornate antiques
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I love this orchid container
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Ornate brass urn
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another one
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Check out the wood carving
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and here too
The people who built this house were not poor people, by any means.
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Rose apples in the garden
where there were hammocks for us to laze in. Rose apples are common in SE Asia.
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Cruising the canals (back streets)
in Sampans, or are they Wupans?? Apparently, the word sampan describes...
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Our gondolette ;o)
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Banana bounty
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Delta livin' 3
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Delta livin' 4
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Lots of these rickety bamboo bridges
crossing the canals. Note the small temple at the foot of the bridge on the...
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We stopped to visit a tree nursery
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Gawd these Jackfruit are ugly things....
They look like cactus paddles with warts ;o)
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Nearing our home-stay village
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The name of our home-stay
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Our co-ed dorm
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Our dining room
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Oh oh... is he going to be lunch for...
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this critter next door??
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Our evening entertainment
He was an excellent guitarist & they sang traditional Vietnamese songs.
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The chunky furniture
in the show room. Can't say it appeals to me.....
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What a cutie with her thick black hair
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Our neighborhood 7-11 ;o)
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The riverside path
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One of the bridges to the village
We did walk into the village before dinner looking for beer but could...
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A charmer - wonder if he likes
older women? ;o)
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The pretty pink Catholic church
from the water
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from the bridge
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up close
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The subdivision across the river
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There were some modern houses
there
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another one
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Friendly locals packing longans
They even offered us some.
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Our fish dinner
I'm not fond of fish.... The few bones that are there? I always...
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Another amazing orchid
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River traffic in front.....
hm I wonder if this is called a sampan? or a wupan?
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The market in our homestay village
the next morning. We were walking to the next village where our water...
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A gas station
No kidding.... there are many of these. There aren't that many...
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Hairy rambutans
The fruit is delicious, but watch out for ants !
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Fish head soup anyone?
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The prows of boast are colorful
at least in the Mekong. They all have eyes. As I recall, the red prows mean...
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And many of them have fresh flowers too
In the floating market, if the flowers are gone, that means...
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The river dike path to the next village
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A basket maker
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Another Catholic church
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Laundry day, with a smile
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Thatch for roofs
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and the slats to go with...
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That boat is loaded down,
with rice husks I think.
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One of the famous floating markets
on the Mekong Delta. The poles are used to pass purchases from one boat to...
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Note the red noses & eyes.....
and the potted plants are still there so they're not sold out, yet.
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Another pretty Catholic church
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This village looks better
at high tide, but not much ;o) Our water taxi has picked us up &...
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Village main street
Note the narrow, long houses in the background. Usually 3 or 4 story,...
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