Mekong Delta and Saigon

From Cambodia we crossed over the border with Vietnam by river.  The Mekong river runs from the high mountains in Burma, through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia until it reaches the South China Sea in Southern Vietnam.  People have been cultivating the rich soils of the Mekong Delta for a very long time and many people still have a rural existence depending primarily on the rice seasons.

A woman from the Cham minority making cloth.

The floating market in Can Tho.  On the poles are the different vegetables each boat has for sale.

A hot coffee delivery service.

Making rice paper.

After the Mekong we made our way to Ho Chi Mihn City (formerly Saigon).  With all the rain we didn't take many pictures of the city, but we did enjoy its many coffee houses.

Cambodia

Cambodia is a country that has a painful history.  During our visit to the national capital Phnom Penh we went to the Killing Fields and the Torture Prison S21.  Both were incredibly difficult places as the darkest aspects of human history were present in these places.  I didn't take many pictures of those places, but made up for it with en endless number of pictures from Angkor Wat.  Please enjoy!

A cloudy sunset at the Pre Rup temple.

Sunrise over Angkor Wat.

Moonrise too.

The many faces of Bayon.

Getting in a little Muay Thai.

The reflection of the whole Angkor crew: Eva, João, Enrico, and myself.

The Phare Circus

The Killing Field memorial pagoda.

Thailand

We have a summer vacation from school.  We packed our little backpacks and headed to Southeast Asia for 5 weeks.  First stop: Thailand.  

The Grand Palace in Bangkok.

A special day for Na, his first floating market. Boy was he excited.

During the week we took a short flight to the northern city of Chiang Mai to explore the country a little bit on the back of a motor bike and see the elephants.

115 cc of pure power.