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SAPA, VIETNAM
SAPA is in the very north near China, Mountainous and beautiful. There are many little villages where “minorities” live. There are 54 minority ethnic groups in Vietnam, including these Hmong girls.
JAMES Colman in the Van.
Love Waterfall
New friends from Sapa.
Water Buffalo
Love Waterfall
Hey...your blocking the path!
SAPA Dragon Hotel
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Halong Bay
Getting out of Hanoi during morning rush hour.
Stopping at Handicap Workers Center
Reproducing well known photos by weaving many layers of silk.
Salt Water Pearl Factory
Oysters for pearls.
Seeding the Oysters
Seed pearls for implanting in oysters
Halong Bay
Lunch Menu on the boat
Coffee
Happy Hour in the Bay
Happy Hour
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Danang to HOIAN
Two packed days . Hoian is known for quick, inexpensive but excellent tailoring, so of course we had to stop and get fitted for a few things. \240The owner fell in love with my “Buddha “ belly. Then off to the old town and market. Japanese covered bridge. Dinner hosted by hotel family.
Day two:
Off to the circular boats and origami. Then off to an organic garden and Vietnamese cooking class and lunch. Then off to a lantern making class, and on the way home a stop to try in the clothes in progress. Finally home to the hotel and drinks and bed. An amazing day.
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A day off from our guide. We had late breakfast and walked to town. We found the art gallery that we had been looking for, and bought some drawings and prints. Took pictures with the artists, a father and son team. Stopped for Banh mi lunch. Another fitting at the tailor, coffe, and back to the hotel for a swim. Dinner in town at “Magnolia” a really great Vietnamese restaurant.
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A day off from our guide. We had late breakfast and walked to town. We found the art gallery that we had been looking for, and bought some drawings and prints. Took pictures with the artists, a father and son team. Stopped for Banh mi lunch. Another fitting at the tailor, coffe, and back to the hotel for a swim. Dinner in town at “Magnolia” a really great Vietnamese restaurant.
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Our last day in Vietnam
Mekong Delta, brick factory, walk thru tropical forests, Mekong River boat rides, water.lillies.coconut Factory and candy sampling. \240Lunch on an island, cacao drinks, Wonderful day!!
Tonight, off to Cambodia!
Fruit F
New bricks drying
Brick kiln
Our Guide , Lucy
Fruit
Fried local fish...,,before and after
After
Before
Rambutan
Apricot tree
Rush Weaving
Coconut with seed
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Another long day. Van ride out to floating villages. Boat ride to see all the houses on stilts. Trip to rice patties where the crop is ready to harvest,
Lunch at a great restaurant on the road.
Continue on to Angor Wat National Museum, to learn about the thousand years of conflict in Cambodia!
Then off to killing fields and area of remembrance. Then a stop st royal gardens and yet another pagoda. Finally back to the hotel for a swim and Margaritas
Excellent dinner in town, where I had to experience durian fruit ice cream. The worst smelling fruit in the world. In Saigon they banned anyone from bringing the fruit into the hotel!!! I could not eat the ice cream.
Back to the hotel to get some sleep for tomorrow mornings 5:00 am ride to see the sunrise at Angor Wat!
Sparrows for sale to release as an offering at the pagoda.
Floating Villages
Ripe Rice
Raw Grains of Rice
Pad Thai
Durian Ice Cream
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March 21-24. Luang Prabang, Laos
Temples, long boat up and down the Mekong River, Royal Palace, shopping, food, drinks, Butterfly preserve garden, Waterfalls. little fish foot exfoliation and more.
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