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Home » Photo Essays » Southern Vietnam: Part Three of Vietnam in Photos

Southern Vietnam: Part Three of Vietnam in Photos

May 2, 2013 Photo Essays, Travel

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Mekong Magic.


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Bamboo bridge over (troubled?) water.



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Freshly made rice paper out to dry in the sun.


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Family laundry and hellos from the shores of the Mekong.


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The water plants were so thick, it looked like we were boating on land. Surreal!


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Mekong floating market just after sunrise.


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Want tea or coffee? Pull up to the tea lady’s boat!


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How about soup for breakfast?


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Mystery meat morning stew….mmm.


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More Mekong market morning madness.


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Boats lined up at port, bringing in fresh fish caught earlier that morning.


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Sunrise on the Mekong.


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Mekong scene.


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Visiting the Cu Chi tunnels of the Vietnam war. (I am in the photo to show the scale…tiny!)


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Tank from war and Reunification Palace, Saigon


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Ben Thahn market, Saigon


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A secret entrance to the tunnels revealed.


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One of many interesting objects from the War Remnants Museum to contemplate.


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More Mekong Magic


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A mother and daughter in a Cham village on the Mekong.
After I took this, I blew the little girl a kiss and she caught it 🙂


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Mekong daily life.


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About Anne

Anne Lowrey is an award-winning travel writer based in San Francisco.

After spending a year in the world, she insisted on building a life at home she loved as much as she loves travel. The result was a move to SF, which she affectionately calls her “soul city.” She believes in the balance of and connection between time spent at home and abroad.

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  1. Becky KOHRT says

    May 2, 2013 at 4:19 am

    Love the picture of the little log bridge…talk about going out on a limb!

    Reply
  2. DEB says

    May 2, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    YOU LOOK GREAT AND THESE ARE FANTASTIC PICS.
    WOW.
    KEEP ‘EM COMING! !
    DEB

    Reply
  3. Naomi says

    May 3, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    So many are wonderful moments and captures!

    Reply

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