Our last stop of the night is the Phu Quoc Night Market. It was pretty small but kind of cool. Typical of Vietnam night markets, there are street vendors and people selling wares. Of course I buy Sophia a banana dress…yes a dress with banana print. Sophia eats one of her favorite treats which is […]
Ho Quoc Pagoda is next on the list. It is probably one of the most beautiful temples I’ve ever seen in my life. The view is spectacular! The temple is looking out to the water, and was built by a government official. We also got another family photo. Then we got a bunch more photos […]
After the Rose Myrtle garden and buying a bottle of rose myrtle wine, we are back in the car headed to the next destination, a bee farm. We took a tour with the bees. Since this was our second bee farm we didn’t spend too much time. There was a bee tour, and we did […]
Phú Quốc is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands are like the Hawaii of Vietnam with its white sand beaches, and fishing and agricultural economy. Our trip to Phu Quoc starts with a pretty long ferry ride, but we occupy the downstairs eating instant noodles. We then land and we […]
After breakfast we went to Ben Tre & My Tho to see the islands Long, Lan, Qui, Phung. Which are the four sacred animals of Vietnam. Long is a dragon, Qui is the tortoise, Lan was translated as the unicorn island, however I would disagree with this translation. Lan is traditionally a lion, as in […]
Day 2 of our Mekong Delta trip starts at 5 am. We wake up bright and early to go to the ports. Day 2 is all about the river. The Mekong Delta, also refered to as the Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, “Nine Dragon river delta”, because it empties into the sea through 9 rivers, […]
After lunch we check into our 4 star hotel Ninh Kieu 2. Only in Vietnam can I afford a 4 star hotel. This hotel is located near Ninh Kieu Wharf which on the bank of Hau River. The wharf is the city’s main trading centre where hundreds of boats plying the river, bringing products from […]
These past 2 days we’ve been exploring the cities of the Mekong Delta starting with Can Tho. We visited Binh Thuy ancient house to check out beautiful gardens, orchids and next door we bought a painting from a local artist. We then went to see the fish at 7 Bon Fishery. The special fish were […]
Today is also going to be another quiet day at home. It will not be fun, cause Sophia needs to catch up on homework. Yes…I know, I know, boo Mommy. I want to get it out of the way before it gets busy. More cousins are descending into Vietnam and bright and early our family […]
My dinners lately have been home cooked meals. In life there is nothing better than home cooked meals from someone who really knows how to cook. There is a love and caring that goes into a home cooked meal that beats any restaurant and can’t be bought when you know the meal was cooked by […]
