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Our tour bus
Vinh trang pagoda 3
Lining the area in front of the happy buddha at vinh trang pagoda
The happy buddha at vinh trang pagoda
Bonsai trees at vinh trang pagoda
Walkway to sleeping buddha at vinh trang pagoda
The sleeping buddha at vinh trang pagoda
The vinh trang pagoda
Entry to the vinh trang pagoda
The lady buddha at vinh trang pagoda
Close up of lady buddha
The amitabha buddha at vinh trang pagoda
Above the archway at the entrance to the vinh trang pagoda
Vinh trang pagoda 22
The ornate building on the grounds vinh trang pagoda
Yet another buddha at vinh trang pagoda
Our boat to unicorn island
On the boat to unicorn island 5
On the boat to unicorn island 6
On the boat to unicorn island 7
The dock at unicorn island
Calabash 2
Bee hive 1
Doug holding one of the trays in the hive
Lovely orchids 2
Lovely orchids 1
We were treated to honey tea 1
Fran with python 1
Doug with python 5
Jack fruit 2
Graves in the gardens
Longan
Pomelo
Custard apple
Budding rose apples
A cut open water coconut
Lots of alluvial soil in the river beds
Cacoa
Boats on the canal
On the canal boat ride with ann and devon
On the canal boat ride 8
On the canal boat ride 11
End of the boat trip
This canal leads back to the mekong river
The mighty mekong
We arrive at coconut island
Vinh shows us a cracked open coconut
How they get the coconut meat out 1
This machine squeezes out the coconut milk
Cooling the milk to make candy
A cooling batch ready to cut up
The coconut candy shop 2
Okay who s going to buy this
Snake wine 2
Snake wine 5
Fran tries the snake wine
A painting showing the eyes on the fishing boats to scare away crocodiles
Banana wine 1
A different snake wine not on on offer
Lunch table 1
Musical show 2
Musical show 3
Musical show 6
Musical show 7
Musical show 1
Water hyacinth
Wet market in can tho 2
Wet market in can tho 3
Wet market in can tho 4
Wet market in can tho 5
Wet market in can tho 6
Our hotel at 5am
Where we boarded our boat to go to the floating market 1
Shots as we drive to and into the cai rang floating market 8
Shots as we drive to and into the cai rang floating market 10
Shots as we drive to and into the cai rang floating market 13
Shots as we drive to and into the cai rang floating market 17
Shots as we drive to and into the cai rang floating market 18
We saw more tourist boats then vendor boats
Selling durian
Not a good shot but this lady was selling pho
Various produce on this one
Making rice paper 3
Rolling out the hot rice paper to cool
They used coconut husks for stove fuel
Fran rolls up the rice paper after cooking
Fran unrolls the rice paper to cool
White and green rice paper
Putting sheet into shredder
Shredding the rice paper to make noodles
Ready to sell in packets 1
Ready to sell in packets 2
Dried frog legs
Exotic meats like frog and snake for sale 3
Exotic meats like frog and snake for sale 1
Leaving the market area 2
Floating water hyacinth plants
Leaving the market area 5
Leaving the market area 7
Sacks of potatoes for sale
House boats at the market
Another house boat
Eyes on the fishing boats
The kitchen of the boat we visited
We visit a houseboat with pineapple for sale 10
We visit a houseboat with pineapple for sale 1
We visit a houseboat with pineapple for sale 2
She used a special knife to cut it spirally
We visit a houseboat with pineapple for sale 6
Market sign
Frogs and eels at the market where we got off the boat
Market where we got off the boat
Shells and crabs at the market
Produce section of the market
View from our hotel
Entering cai be
Shots on the bike ride 4
Shots on the bike ride 5
Shots on the bike ride 6
Shots on the bike ride 9
Shots on the bike ride 10
Shots on the bike ride 12
Shots on the bike ride 13
Shots on the bike ride 14
Shots on the bike ride 16
Shots on the bike ride 1
Shots on the bike ride 2
Making vietnamese pancakes for lunch 4
Making vietnamese pancakes for lunch 6
Making vietnamese pancakes for lunch 7
Making vietnamese pancakes for lunch 2
Lunch table
Pics in ancient house 1
Pics in ancient house 2
Pics in ancient house 3
Pics in ancient house 4
Kitchen where you make your own pancakes
Leaving can tho