30th April - Life along the Mekong
A drive to pick up a junk for a trip along the Mekong.
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| It was a Sunday followed by a May Day holiday. So it seemed that every resident of Saigon headed out to the country to see their families. I have never seen so many motorcycles and such dangerous driving in my life. Some bikes carried whole families including babes in arms! |
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| Junk Junction where we picked up our...junk |
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| A banana boat |
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| A typical house along the Mekong |
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| A rather grander riverside property |
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| Barges on the Mekong |
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| Coconut boat |
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| Making rice paper |
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| TV aerial City on the Mekong |
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