As we get ready to go back to work, some photos from our trip which never justified a full story but you may, or may not, find interesting.
Ha Long Bay – Lunch for two on our private yachtHa Long Bay – To paraphrase Bob and Doug Mackenzie – “Poser”Ha Long Bay – How does one row like that standing up?Hanoi – Egg Coffee – very famous in Vietnam and apparently this place had the best.Hanoi – Terry, Joe and Sam enjoy a light-hearted moment at the market. Sam was looking for a Buddha but never got it.Hanoi – The Flower Market…Okay the PLASTIC Flower marketHanoi – We thought this was a very cool tree – until we got to Bayon WatHanoi – Bride of FrankensteinHanoi – Hey dude on the left – what’s up with the sleeveless vest?Hanoi – Where all sewing machines go to dieHoi An – Joe – relaxing by the poolHoi An – A hard lifeHoi An – I don’t which is scarier – this lantern during the day or the night.Saigon – Propane delivery. The large tanks are brought in by motorcycleSaigon – Terry and Dieu (You) – our host on the Dinner in Saigon TourSaigon – Doesn’t everyone need to go around with a miner’s lamp on their head?Saigon – I have no idea why this guy was posing this way.Saigon – Scooters – as far as the eye can seeCambodia – Just outside Phnom Penh they have solved the problem of not enough bathrooms for visitorsPhnom Penh – Sons of Anarchy, Phnom Penh ChapterPhnom Penh – This restaurant had two and a half walls of sheets of paper like this – these guys want to perpetrate the myth of Canada being all about hockey, Celine and poutine, eh. (Ed. note: When did poutine become Canada’s national dish?)Phnom Penh – same restaurant – get your group together and come for a tour and lunchPhnom Penh – When we arrived we were amazed at all the garbage piling up in the streets. It was quite disgusting and very smelly!Phnom Penh – However, we found out that there was a garbage strike and an agreement had just been reached. The strike was over an additional $20.00 a month. This was the start of the cleanup.Phnom Penh – On the road back from The Killing Fields this little girl rode up beside Terry and gave her some flowersPhnom Penh – with the two remaining survivors of Tuol Sleng and their memoirsPhnom Penh – Not sure you could call your daycare this in CanadaSiem Reap – The restaurant had great food – went twice for lunch. And the mosquito trap seemed to work – lots of dead bugs on the tape.Siem Reap – Didn’t see the room, but it must be Truth in AdvertisingSiem Reap – A Feeding Frenzy. Terry on the left, Geoff on the right – who has more dead skin, do you think?Siem Reap – Terry has a glass of water with dinner and starts off on the drying out process after three weeks of wining and dining.Siem Reap – Terry in her angelic zen mode
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Hanoi – What is so special about these? Well they were sitting all by themselves with no one (and I mean no one except Joe and I) around in the middle of the area just before an escalator. I wonder if the owner was abducted by aliens.
And just for Peter who was disappointed with the lack of shoes in the previous blog, I give you these.
The young woman wearing these was in a really cute, dressy outfit. Her boyfriend was, as usual dressed like a slob as they wandered up and down the main street of Saigon on a Sunday afternoon in 28 – 30 degree heat. I would imagine her feet were ready to pop right out of these puppies by the end of the day.
I love the waiter in the top photo waving as the photo is taken. Too funny.