Today after a beautiful breakfast on the terrace we were picked up from the hotel at 8.00am and transported to the Jetty in Saigon to board our speed boat which will take us on our journey down the Saigon River, through the connecting tributaries and finally along the Mekong Delta.
We are served Vietnamese rolls and coffee along the way to our first stop which is a Pagoda with a beautiful colourful Buddha on full display. Our journey continues onto a local market where fruits are bought for our enjoyment later. Our next stop is to a small village where we are treated to fresh coconut juice straight out of the shell and home made whiskey - very interesting. We forge onward to the house of "Mrs 5" - there is a story regarding the reasoning behind the allocation of numbers for people, but that's for another time. At this stop we are treated to a special visit by the family pet ..... a 65kgs python! Very creepy :(
Next stop is the orphanage where we enjoy the local fare of lunch. A visit to another pagoda and then it's back onto our boat for a fast ride home. A long but enjoyable day.
Tonight we dine at the hotel's restaurant, which I would thoroughly recommend. A perfect setting for our final evening in Vietnam.
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| Sights along the river |
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| Lady Buddha |
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| Buddha |
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| Planting the incense with a special wish |
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| Fruits in the market |
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| This greenery absolutely chokes the waterways |
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| Along the Mekong |
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| I at least stood in the background :) |
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| See ..... I even touched her |
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| Perfect finish to the day! |
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