I just got back from a 1 night 2 day trip to the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: đồng bằng sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta”) is the region in southwestern Vietnam where theMekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi).[1] The size of the area covered by water depends on the season.
It was definitely a VERY different scene from Ho Chi Minh City!
We visited
-a family who makes a living by making coconut candies,
-a fruit garden where they grow all kinds of tropical candies aka fruits,
-floating markets (people selling goods from their boats),
-a brick factory where they make and bake their own bricks,
My favorite part of this weekend was riding a small boat (only fit 4 passengers) down one of the rivers.
It was so serene and I couldn't believe that people actually LIVE on the river. Their houses, markets, and all other life's necessities were only a boat ride away. I will have to do a more in depth post later!
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