So now back to a cool autumn day in Canada and continuing in my new found passion of photography. Sharing a few unedited shots of the day. Critiques are welcomed.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Final words on our trip
Firstly, Ted & I would like to thank all of you who followed our trip. It was an amazing vacation and cultural experience. I have come back with over 1400 stills and 37 minutes of video clip. Needless to say I will not bore you with all of them. I am making some 10 minute clips of each town which still gives over 90 minutes in total.
As a closing, I would like to share a few more shots with you.
Luv you guys.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Cambodia - Ha Noi
Well it is 4:25 p.m. VN time. Ted & I are sipping local wine in our room awaiting dinner. We have bought an extra suitcase due to all the shopping we have done. This is a shopping mecca especially if you like asian style like myself.
We leave our hotel for the airport at 8 p.m. then arrive in Montreal on Thursday, 2 p.m. if all goes according to plan.
So the honey moon holiday is now coming to an end but the honey moon will continue long after we are back.
Cheers and hope to see you all soon. Thanks for following our trip and posting comments or sending emails if you could not post.
Jean - I look forward to our December get together.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Last Comments from Cambodia
Hi All,
Ted & I are now awaiting our flight to Hanoi where we close this incredible trip. It has been a great learning experience and has even made me requestion some of my beliefs.
Everywhere we went there were 'western facilities' which were even cleaner than back home. The only areas I did not use facilities was on a cheap train, the boat where waste just went directly to the river and one other place I do not remember.
People are extremely clean, warm and friendly. The culture shock is more with the bargaining. For someone like myself who prefers to deal on a one on one basis, quietly and reflectfully it was quite the experience. Of course Ted was in his element and I have to say I have benefitted from his skills and his generosity with lots of personal& household gifts.
Ted has also amazed me in eating the local food with me. Only rarely did he order western food. Now he is in for a surprise back home.
Some of the foods I have enjoyed are banaa flower chicken salad, lotus seed coconut soup & many a varied stir fry.
Tonight in Hanoi I will spend some time sorting some pictures while I sip on local wine so that I can post some shots for you all to see.
Love you guys. Wish you could be here to enjoy first hand what we did.
M&T
Ted & I are now awaiting our flight to Hanoi where we close this incredible trip. It has been a great learning experience and has even made me requestion some of my beliefs.
Everywhere we went there were 'western facilities' which were even cleaner than back home. The only areas I did not use facilities was on a cheap train, the boat where waste just went directly to the river and one other place I do not remember.
People are extremely clean, warm and friendly. The culture shock is more with the bargaining. For someone like myself who prefers to deal on a one on one basis, quietly and reflectfully it was quite the experience. Of course Ted was in his element and I have to say I have benefitted from his skills and his generosity with lots of personal& household gifts.
Ted has also amazed me in eating the local food with me. Only rarely did he order western food. Now he is in for a surprise back home.
Some of the foods I have enjoyed are banaa flower chicken salad, lotus seed coconut soup & many a varied stir fry.
Tonight in Hanoi I will spend some time sorting some pictures while I sip on local wine so that I can post some shots for you all to see.
Love you guys. Wish you could be here to enjoy first hand what we did.
M&T
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Cambodia - Angor Wat
Well we are both still alive, happy and extremely hot. This has been the longest trip Ted & I have spent alone and it's been terrific.
We are finding Cambodia, at least Phnom Penh and Angor Wat much cleaner than places we visited in VN. That is to say there have been no stains on table clothes,etc. Although in both places people are always washing.
I'm not sure how clean they are though as the water is dirty, rubbish on one side, toilet waste on another side and washing on the next side of the house.
Yesterday we visited Angor Wat temples. There was flooding in this regions just before we arrived and children were washing in this water off the roads. Not sure how all other life activities operate here. There are also a lot of dogs. Did I tell you we were offered dog and snake dinner in VN?
Anyway my friends, we leave Cambodia for Hanoi tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll be able to post a couple more pictures there before we head home.
We are off with our Tuk Tuk driver for a 5 hour tour of more temples. Ted has been terrific doing all this for me. He even waited 45 minutes while I climbed the top of a temple (3" wide steep steps) on my hands and feet then waited for the sun to set. Unfortunately it was too hazy to get any good colours.
Cheers and love to all from 2 converted tourists. We've decided we are now backpacking in the future trips to similar locations with only 2 articles of clothing.
M&T
We are finding Cambodia, at least Phnom Penh and Angor Wat much cleaner than places we visited in VN. That is to say there have been no stains on table clothes,etc. Although in both places people are always washing.
I'm not sure how clean they are though as the water is dirty, rubbish on one side, toilet waste on another side and washing on the next side of the house.
Yesterday we visited Angor Wat temples. There was flooding in this regions just before we arrived and children were washing in this water off the roads. Not sure how all other life activities operate here. There are also a lot of dogs. Did I tell you we were offered dog and snake dinner in VN?
Anyway my friends, we leave Cambodia for Hanoi tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll be able to post a couple more pictures there before we head home.
We are off with our Tuk Tuk driver for a 5 hour tour of more temples. Ted has been terrific doing all this for me. He even waited 45 minutes while I climbed the top of a temple (3" wide steep steps) on my hands and feet then waited for the sun to set. Unfortunately it was too hazy to get any good colours.
Cheers and love to all from 2 converted tourists. We've decided we are now backpacking in the future trips to similar locations with only 2 articles of clothing.
M&T
Saturday, October 3, 2009
HCMC - Cu Chi Tunnels - Can Tho - Chau doc - Phnom Penh
Hi all,
We are back on line. When earlier I had mentioned that we were back packing with suitcases I was not kidding. We've just finished a 3 day 2 night tour by boat from HCMC all the way to Phnom Penh. We are learning that there are surprises along the way that we did not expect - such as coming down and 18" wide gang plank from the boat with our luggage and trekking it through the mud and rain forest type areas. Sorry Terry - I'll have to clean up your suitcase before returning it.
We also threw our safety out the window, not only with the trip but we actually ate some local food from candy farms where the women & men were making candy while the dog ran around and lifted its leg on one of the pillars in the work area. Candies were delicious though! Then we actually had a swig of snake wine. It is quite potent and tastes like whisky. It wasn't until I went up to the jar to take a picture that I realised in this particular jar they had also put a dead whole chicken - and I mean whole, feathers, guts, head. I just hope the alcoholic killed any bacteria I was consuming.
We are now in Phnom Penh and head out tomorrow to Siem Reap.
A few pictures for you to savour.........
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