Hien Guesthouse I & II Can Tho

... Vi sitter som packade sillar, bokstavligt talat.
Efter en fard pa kanske 15 min sa ar det dags att ramla ur taxin for att forsatta farden i bat, i kolsvart morker med ljusmaskar i traden langst med floden, haftigt!
5-10 min senare ar vi framme vid varat homestay. Vi blir visade till var bungalow val dar ar det bara att droppa packningen, tvatta handerna for maten skall snart utspisas.
Maten var vaaaaldigt god! Vi far lara oss att rulla egna varrullar ...

... tea and some more tropical fruit. His son is studying computer networks and took a bit of a shine to Chris when he found out that is what he did for a living.

The water level was still too high so Lan took us for a beer along the river front with all the locals. They don't sit around watching TV on an evening they drink coffee (with ice, bit weird) next to the river.

The next stop once we were back on the boat was Phu An Village and another ancient house for ...

... di prodotti... pensavamo fossero dolci, invece erano sfoglie ripiene di carne e verdura... comunque molto gustosi. Non puo' mancare un colpo d'occhio al mercato centrale, uno dei luoghi da noi preferiti, e' spettacolare passare tra i banchi e vedere le varieta' di prodotti venduti. Oggi notiamo anche serpenti e tartarughe. Che giornata lunga... Domani mattina comincera' ancora prima perche' ci aspetta un'escursione in barca un po' particolare.

... I wandered down to the central market and explored the stalls. Supper that evening was at a restaurant by the river... I thoroughly enjoyed a dark beer that is hard to find in Vietnam and was such a nice change!

On Tuesday we were all awoken very early (4 or 5am) by a marching band procession on the street in front of the hotel! After breakfast we got on a boat and visited the Cai Rang Floating Market. It was different that the other ...

... market ... Quite a hectic schedule. We are just not used to being herded around places with 20 - 30 other people! However, we did make the choice to spend a small amount extra to stay overnight at a homestay rather than stay in a hotel with the rest of the crowd in Can Tho. This certainly was the highlight of the trip. There were just six of us altogether. We left the others at the hotel, had a minibus take us ...

... Salmonella hot to get it on with some ugly Ecoli bacteria and who knows what that would produce. On that same note, Vietnam has been pretty underwhelming in the culinary department. Very uninspired. Fellow travelerss say that they think even the Pho back in the states is way better. The bread is good though; slightly crusty but fluffy on the inside. That is my favorite thing so far. Motre later. I am tired and I have HBO in my room