Farewell to Vietnam
We finished our long stay (two months!) in Vietnam in the Mekong Delta, the region in the extreme south of the country where the great river, which originates in the glaciers of the Himalayas, flows into the South China Sea via multiple ramifications. Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Olay Generis Vs Garnier
The region is crisscrossed by canals used by the population to move. In fact, people are literally living on the canals, in houses on stilts or in houseboats. We traveled in small or large boats on the canals, and visited the picturesque floating markets in the region.
People live on stilts over the water ...
... or just plain water, in houseboats.
To get there, we took a guided tour from Saigon, with 30 other tourists. On site, we were taken to a tourist attraction to another herd, exactly the kind of tourism that we usually hate. We were not angry when the group left, leaving us in the small town of Vinh Long with our luggage. Once the flock of tourists left, we were the only foreigners in town and we enjoyed a beautiful evening at the waterfront, watching the families enjoy the fresh air instead.
The snake out to tourists.
After two months in Vietnam, we were not averse to a change of scenery. We saw beautiful places, met interesting people, but we also had some time to discover through this country and its inhabitants, which we liked less (see among others
this post and the it, about the traffic). Our stay was not an easy one, but definitely rewarding.
floating market near Can Tho
Meat? Fish?
Pineapple?
Dragon Fruit! Our favorites!
We left Chau Doc by this curious vehicle to catch the boat
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