Vietnam 2012

  Mekong Delta (Floating Market) The floating market outside of Can Tho is simply a trip back in time. When you come upon it the first impression is how massive in size it is. There must be 200-300 boats all doing business together. You see fruit and vegetables being tossed two-at-a-time from boat to boat. The sounds of the transactions and the smell of the diesel engines is Saigon street chaos on water. But there's a beauty to it as well. If there was music put to it, you'd have a symphony. We thrilled at the kids coming up to us trying to sell us bananas and pineapple and even hopped onto one of the boats to watch up close as the old women carved the outer shell from the pineapples. It may all be in my head, but the fruit in Vietnam is the sweetest and juiciest I've ever tasted. Great experience! One we'll remember forever.

  Mekong Delta (The Village) During the course of this trip, we have literally taken over a thousand photos plus a couple of dozen videos. Our trip through this village could have resulted in me posting dozens of pics. It is extremely hard to pick just the best ones for you. From the rice fields, to the hard working people, to the children.... ahh, the children. They captivated me. So adorable, so animated, as fascinated with us as we were with them. Sonja handed out sticks of gum and became an immediate favorite. I asked one of the crew from the boat if they minded us walking through their village and he said that the villagers really didn't understand why we were doing so. He said that they didn't understand the concept of "tourists" and they kept referring to us as "My" (pronounced moy)... or Americans. Even though most of our party was German, everyone was "My". Enjoy the pics. This village will remain with us forever. I'll continue our Mek...