Mekong Delta (+Photos)
Posted on August 25, 2007
We went to the mekong delta, intended to stay 4 days but ended up just staying one night and heading back to Saigon. I got sick with a really bad sore throat, and we had to stay in a horrible hotel in Ben Tre since there was some conference on and the nicer hotel was full. Caitlin was rudely interrupted by a cockroach whist having a private moment in the bathroom. Ben Tre was devoid of nightlife, (ie. things to eat and drink,) and it was raining out, so we sat in our dingy hotel room and watched a DVD on the laptop.
The following day we did a day tour of some of the sights, and it wasn’t much fun. We were herded around various places, even though we were the only two on the tour. We’re not made for group tours. We’d already made up our mind we were heading back to Saigon later that day.
We bought some coconut candy which is pretty tasty. It was fun to be on the river. We got ripped off at lunch time, with one of the most expensive meals we’ve had in Vietnam. The tour guide ordered it for us over the phone and conveniently forgot to mention how much the dishes cost. We suspect he got a decent kick-back from the restaurant. But he was really nice, apart from that.
Here are the photos anyway!
Or, check out the flickr slideshow (full screen baby!)
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