Gallery: Resisting the urge to shop in Hoi An and Battle History in Hue!

It is only now I chastise myself for knocking at least one more grain of rock from these sculptures.

It is only now I chastise myself for knocking at least one more grain of rock from these sculptures.13-Jan-2010 08:24, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 3.5, 28.0mm, 0.01 sec, ISO 200

Our final straight in Vietnam had only places left beginning with H – and of the first two to be knocked off one is famous for bargain tailor made clothes and the other for being the site of a major battle during the Vietnam war. Geographic necessity forced us down Vietnam’s famous shopping centre first… just how did we go from planning on buying absolutely nothing to having a $96 shipping bill? What does the Perfume river actually smell of? How does a glass of beer costing just ten English pennies actually taste? Continue reading Gallery: Resisting the urge to shop in Hoi An and Battle History in Hue!…

Gallery: Christmas in Saigon and Moored on the Mekong Delta!

Sitting proud on an American M41 tank, destroyed in landmine in 1970. Also a geocache!

Sitting proud on an American M41 tank, destroyed in landmine in 1970. Also a geocache!24-Dec-2009 05:24, Panasonic DMC-TZ6, 3.6, 6.1mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 400

After a fleeting visit and two extremes of Cambodia we were looking forward to a month in the famous lands of Vietnam. Cautiously optimistic about the country our first stop was the capital, Ho Chi Minh, where we would be spending a hopefully merry Christmas and an excursion to the Mekong Delta. We immediately loved the place, but like all countries it still had its moments. Did we find Christmas dinner? Just how big is a Mekong Catfish? Why on earth would we be ecstatic that Vietnam is an ex-French colony?

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