Lily Visit 2012

Touring Saigon, Hoi An, and a motorcycle trip up the Ho Chi Minh Road to a K'Tu village.
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Banh Xeo 46A

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Giac Lam Pagoda

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Giac Lam Pagoda
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Saigon River on the way to Cu Chi

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The AK

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Cu Chi - with guide Thuy
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Lucky water
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Return to Saigon

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Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda
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Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda
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Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda

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Chua Ba Thien Hau Pagoda

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Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda

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Chua Ba Thien Hau Pagoda
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Chua Ba Thien Hau Pagoda
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Chua Ba Thien Hau Pagoda

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Coldest beer in Hoi An

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Hoi An. Whole pig bbq.

Hoi An. Whistles

Boat ride?

Hoi An street

Hoi An street

A Banh Beo style snack.

Hoi An

Marble Mountains

Hell's Cave
Hell's Cave

Hell's Cave

With Yip, our mechanic.

Hell's Cave

With Y Khong, past chief of the C'Tu tribe, now a wood carver. Rice wine with lunch.

Starting the Hill Tribe Adventure

Y Khong with some of his carvings.

Y Khong with the coffin he carved for himself
Earlier years. He fought the French and the Americans.

At a C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Ho Chi Minh Trail

At a C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

At a C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Another C'Tu village near the Ho Chi Minh Trail

After dinner at the Tay Giang village

After dinner at the Tay Giang village

The proprietor

After dinner at the Tay Giang village - Tony of Hoi An Motorbike Adventures

After dinner at the Tay Giang village - a few rice wines later

After dinner at the Tay Giang village

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Ho Chi Minh Trail - on a hydro dam south of Prao

My Son

My Son

The Best Ride in Vietnam

My Minsk. It may look a bit rough, but it rode very well.

Hoi An market

Cafe 96.

Cafe 96.

Cafe 96.

Cafe 96. The proprietor. Had a good blues collection.

Cafe 96.

Thu Bon river, Hoi An, at dusk

Lily and her new friend Bo

Street side Cao Lau

The white painting I bought in Hoi An. The artist is Truong Bach Tuong. It wasn't an impulsive purchase. I saw it in July and bought it on this trip in September. It needs the right lighting, but it is beautifully evocative of Hoi An.

Approaching Hoi An. Photo by Lily.

Photo by Lily

Photo by Lily

River crossing. Photo by Lily