Minh Tai Hotel My Tho

I forgot to mention one very important character in this building process and that is our builder....and yes...his name is Bob :)!!!<br><br>I've added some photos of the work so far so that you can admire our beautiful foundations and walls as they go up :)!!! And see the people we are working for.<br><br>We have now started having a mid morning break and mid afternoon break as some of the locals have made ...

... have one small wheel barrow...but there's four of us...so we pile them up on planks of wood or whatever we can find. So this afternoon we are pouring the concrete into our wonderful steel foundations for the base of the walls!!! <br><br>And to top it all off one of the guys had an Ipod with speakers....so we have great music to work too :)!!! <br><br>And that's my news for now!! Photos soon to come as at the moment all you can see is piles of rubbish :)!!

... coconut candy workshop. There were loads of workers making the coconut candy, which we got to try whilst they were still warm. They were soooo good so we bought some packets (and polished them off in one sitting which made us feel sick!). The trip finished with a tour through the floating fishing village...<br><br>We spent the rest of the day exploring My Tho, including walking up to the lake, checking out the ...

... no rules and they just weave about each other- we skipped the first few red lights! Going up the mountain was pretty intense too- the engine kept on cutting out and i was being flown around everywhere- made me feel rather heavy compared to the tiny little Vietnam man driving! We got up to this mountain, and saw views of flooded fields from the monsoon and mountains- no sunset as it was too cloudy- but we knew that- there was lightening though- and a ...

... for the low, low price of $25,000 VND we too could write our very own prayer and have it hung within a bell of incense (which burns for 15 days and nights&#8212;the ensuing smoke wafting the prayers/wishes heavenward with the wish subsequently coming true). Of course we shelled out our money, and a gruff guy with a paunch, cigarette dangling out of his mouth, unceremoniously plopped down paper and pencil on a table nearby so we could write something. I did the honors: &#8220;We pray for ...

... queen!&#8221; We really did feel like royalty.<br><br>A little about the layout of the sampan: The hull and floors were fashioned of dark polished planks with the walls and arching ceiling made of woven material, held in place with curved bamboo poles. The open bow extended about 6 feet. Behind this was a sitting area lined with 3 open windows on either side. White rustic curtains tied back with twine hung from each of them. There was a couch, two chairs, and a coffee table ...

Hello all! I'm back to cilization. The Mekong Delta is not what I expected but it was still lovely. Along the Mekong Delta were bustling towns which is opposite to the Amazon River where there was nothing but rain forest. Heres a synops of each day. <br><br>Day 1<br><br>Where to begin. The Mekong delta is really nice. We took a 2 hour bus trip from Saigon to the Delta, hopped on a boat which took a group of 10 of us to see a small floating market. Some of the boats were ...

Well, it's almost time for dinner here so we have decided to stick to some of the more interesting highlights of our 2 days in the Mekong Delta region (please note, the locals actually call it Cuu Long so don't be surprised if they dont understand Mekong).<br><br>Another tour day means another burgeoning stand-up comic guide to show us around. This time we had Duc ("or you can call me Duck - same same") and he also plays guitar and sings for you. Don't really know what he was ...

The Family We're tasked with building a house for this family in what I like to call a tropical ghetto in My Tho. They have all these narrow footpaths that follow the polluted creeks that lead thru the cocunut palms and banana trees, these ghettos are packed full of houses...houses that are no bigger then 2 or 3 rooms max, that are 3 meters wide and about 6 deep. Our family that we're building the house for consists of a widow that we call crazy grandma for her constant ...

... into eight main rivers. By the time the Mekong reaches lower Vietnam, it is rich with silt. Many people mistake the river for being dirty and polluted. The Mekong Delta, however, is fertile enough to provide enough rice and fruit to feed the entire country. And make Vietnam the number two exporter of rice in the world. Excess silt is regularly dredged for the ...