Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Kep and Kampot

the beautiful colonial buildings of Kep

the money changers in the market at Kampot - ATM only dispenses money in $US

crab dinner beachside in Kep - it doesn't get any fresher


arriving for dinner in Kampot




Kampot

salt fields viewed on our motorbike trip out of Kampot

filling the tank with regular in the Pepsi bottle or premium in the Black Label Whisky bottle!


wall outside a pagoda


street view from our balcony




Can Tho and Ha Tien

Bill crosses a stream on a 'monkey bridge'

a fashion statement cruising along the Mekong checking out the floating markets



road traffic in Vietnam as we approach the Cambodian border



crossing the border into Cambodia by motor-taxi





Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Can Tho

1. elephant ear fish is presented to us - do we eat it or just admire it?

2. Bill skillfully picks off morsels of fish and wraps them in rice paper



4. Row, row, row your boat gently across the Mekong




3. Bill expertly crosses one of the many bridges between our elephant ear fish restaurant and the main road













Can Tho

the motorbikes line up for the ferry

flowers are taken from the boats to market

the street below our balcony on New Year's Eve



Tra Vinh

plant delivery for Tet (New Year's) celebration
market vendors

yummy sloppy lunch at a street stall


Judith takes a Honda taxi ride with Bill close behind




Vietnam - HCMC, Tra Vinh

4. a street vendor carrying her wares to her spot
3. the kitchen of a street stall

2. Life is good in Saigon, HCMC, as we eat breakfast in our garden


1. Vietnam January 2009