Wed, February 8 – We were in Saigon for two days. The second day, we took and all day tour to the Mekong Delta. We drove out of Saigon and into the country side which consists of rice paddies and vegetable gardens. They still farm rice with water buffalo and a lot of human effort.
We toured a part of the delta by boat and saw a floating market with boats loaded with fruits, vegetables and fish. The costumers arrive by boat and go from boat to boat to get what they want. Many people live on their boats or in houses along the river on stilts. Lots of fishing boats actively dragging their nets and people wading in the shallows gathering shell fish. We had a wonderful formal Viet Namese lunch at a brand new eco resort on the river with a whole fried fish, spring rolls, salads, rice, etc. We also got to see how rice wine is distilled, rice pan cakes for spring rolls are prepared, and coconut candy is made. A very different life style for sure.
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