Friday, September 19, 2008

Vietnamese lunch with creativity July 15th





Images of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 15th

Palace's rooftop heli-pad, the sight of the last flight to leave before the city fell...
The Re-unification palace
Our marginal hotel accommadations





Crazy motor bike traffic


Chu Chi Tunnels Vietnam July 15th

The hottest tour ever...can you tell?



North Vietnamese tunnels in the iron triangle

Chinese Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) July 14th

Very...very smokey with incense burning everywhere

Very...very old temple

Images of Can Thon, Vietnam July 14th

Deep fried elephant ear fish
Live poultry transported by motor bike
Local open market

Family transportation

Cai Rang Floating Market at Can Thon July 14th





Mekong river life

From Chau Doc on to Can Thon, Vietnam July 12th

Enjoying a treat at a riverside restaurant moments before the great 'gecko' incident.
Arriving at our hotel in Can Thou
The village kids...
Jam village woman doing traditional weaving
Temporary rickety dock
Arriving at the village
Jam village child
Feeding the fish


Dwellings on the Mekong river we pass on the way to the fish farm
Lotus pond photo op...
Back down the mountain
Phyllis (tour director), her daughter Kirsten, me, and Kendra Michaelsen
Our Vietnamese guide, Twy (far right), giving us a war period history lesson
Our entire group from California...the Mekong Delta sprawling behind us


Up to the mountain top we go...
Burning 'play money' to buy favors from Buddha
Chau Doc's Buddhist temple

Preparing to leave on our motor bike taxi tour