Our overnight graveyard flight into Darwin saw us arriving at 2am in the morning so we opted for a short bus trip into the CBD and a few hours sleep at the backpackers before we headed out for breakfast and coffee. We were a-buzz with excitement and it was topped off with drinks at the local watering hole.
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| The Rudster, Jude, Ben and my boy, Ky |
We landed in Saigon late in the evening. The air was thick, humid and very electric. There was a height of activity and we sensed this was not the kind of place that "sleeps."
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Cruising on the Mekong on a sampan
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Our first day in Saigon we took a trip out to the Mekong Delta which is about 3 hours south of Saigon. It was a great introduction to Vietnam as we saw the landscape changing quickly with many rice paddies. For our first meal we had deep fried Elephant fish, rice noodles and greens.
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| Medicinal herbs drying in the sun |
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| Jackfruit |
We also visited an amazing marble factory where they make these incredible tubs for bathing. Each one was distinctively exquisite.
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| Brave girl or crazy girl?! |
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| Our ride |
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| Canna Lilies |
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| Cruising across The Mekong |
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I loved the idea of how they placed all of their herbs in big pots all in a row.
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These pics are just wonderful Darl! Those bath tubs are fantastic.. and those lilies - I wish mine looked like that (at least one is currently in flower)! Looks like you had a fab time xxx
ReplyDeletePS How cute/brave/crazy is Av with that snake! Eeekkk!!! xx