Six days of adventure and lots of fun!
#Vietnam
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| Our Chief Security Officer, Edwin, left us for holiday after Day 1 in Vietnam |
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| My lifeline! |
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| View from the rooftop bar in Saigon |
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| I wore sandals to the bar. They gave me slippers to wear. The slippers were too small. |
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| Boat things! |
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| After hopping aboard the pineapple express |
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| Our motor boat transportation along the Mekong Delta! |
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| Nam, my 82 year old rice paper making friend. |
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| She makes rice paper each morning and sells it in the local markets. |
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| My attempt was pretty good! |
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| Morning snack at Nam's home. Coconut jam (bottom left) was really good with the flat cracker) |
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| Homestay. Namaste. |
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| Homestay main room. |
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| We learned how to make steamed banana and rice rolls |
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| Fruit orchard tour and tasting |
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| Early morning at the floating market |
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| Boats. The bigs sell to the smalls. The small sell to local markets and homes along the river. |
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| We took a bike ride on two different days. So fun to see the countryside and local homes at a slower pace. |
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| Rice noodle making. What do I do?! |
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| I got the hang of it! |
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| 19th Century home built by the french! |
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| Local beers that I actually really liked. They resembled snowflakes and were super light. |
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| Learning about the Cu Chi Tunnels. The pointers show our location. |
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| The tunnels were 3-4 layers deep underground and had everything from kitchens to medical tents. |
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| The tunnels were made by hand using mallets like the one shown here. |
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| Post office in Saigon |
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| Special delivery. Postage was 20 dong per postcard (~$0.90 USD) |
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| Making donuts at a locals home in the Mekong Delta |
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| Performer from Anthah Temple |
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| I splurged and got an hour long foot massage for a few dollars. It included a neck, shoulders, and back portion as well. |
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| My friends and I took time do go to this museum and it was SO worth it. The 2.5 hours went by so fast. |
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| Agent Orange |
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| *Water bottle for size comparision |
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| The mani/pedi was worth it too! |
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| Scooter gang |
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| My driver's name was Knee (spelled differently!) |
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| Tunnel that leads to steps beneath the ground |
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| Very typical. I walked across the street just after this was taken. |
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| A tandoori pizza to finish off the visit and get me thinking about India |
These pictures and captions are amazing! I was sitting at my desk here in Knoxville when it occurred to me I hadn't checked your blog in awhile. What a great break in the day it provided! Looks like you're having a great time. Safe travels, Mark
ReplyDeleteHi Mark! You are so kind. I wasn't able to see comments with the limited internet that I had while on the open waters so I am a bit delayed. I am happy to report that I am now back from my travels and safely in TN. :)
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