Monday, February 17, 2014

Hoi An and surrounds.

First day in Hoi An, we hired bicycles to get around Hoi An, just outside the city country life starts and rice paddies everywhere.




A river through the city were lots of fishing is happening.

Old part of Hoi An.

Many old French influenced houses.

There are many markets throughout Vietnam.


Ducks quietly waiting to be sold, if only they knew their destination!

Trying on my new shoes, made to order in 1 day!

After a day of cycling again a well deserved beer to quench the thirst! And that for 15c. a glass!

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Ha Long Bay

View from the top 

People living on the water in a fishing village.



Little stops on the way, kayaking.

Pearl farm 
Grotto's
Cycling

Just living on the water!

Overnight stay in beach bungalow.

Everything they need has to be brought in by boats of course, here is sand being carried in little baskets on their heads for a new coffee shop being build.

2 day trekking in Sa Pa.

It was a misty start of our two day trekking through the rice fields in Sa pa.



Every now and then it cleared a little bit so we could see closeby fields but none on the hill sides.

Our guide.




The women of the villages following us and trying to sell their wares.

Our beds in the home stay.


Buffaloes, which they use on the fields.

Some of the wares the women embroider in wintertime in front of the fire.

SAIGON and farewell to cycle trip.


Saigon loves fairy lights!


And lots of other street decorations, these are all lit up at night as well.


Electric wires all bundled up is quite normal all over Asia!


Street sellers everywhere.


Farewell drinks with our group and guides.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Bac Ha markets and Sa Pa surrounding ethnic communities.

Children in the small villages are wearing costume as well.




Sunday market, women selling their produce.




Even while getting the land ready for rice planting, they always wear their beautifull costumes.












Thursday, February 6, 2014

Phnom Penh



A view from our hotel window, in between the high rises a market is going everyday from 6 in the morning till 8 at night.


Not a bad lunch while watching the world go by!


Fishing on the river which we can see from from the roof top breakfast area.


On our way again and some of the transportation that people use to go to work!


School is out and it's very interesting to see westeners!


On a sadder note, the killing fields, were in 3 years, 8 months and 20 days about 2 million or 30 % of the Cambodian population found there dead by the hands of Pol Pot and the Kmer Rouge.
A monument in Choen Ek near Pnom Penh shows 17 levels of the remains of people that were killed here. S 21 a high school in the city that was used as a prison and many were tortured is set up as 
Tuol Sleng Museum of genocide.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Visiting floating village


Transport from the floating people.



It's home delivery here!


Children are used to attract people to take photos, and then they ask for money!!


Enjoying a beer while sightseeing!


And a beautifull sunset to end the trip.