WAT THMEI PAGODA
Floating Village, Tonle Sap.
The school bus - these kids could probably handle a small boat almost before they learnt to walk!
The floating village houses and people
Preparing the paddy field for rice planting. The basic principle is the same in Vietnam and Cambodia. However, at least in Siem Reap, everything is done by hand or with the help of buffalo, while around Hanoi the preparation stage at least is more mechanised
Devas and Asuras (Gods and Devils) pulling a Naga serpent on the causeway leading to the south gate of Angkor Thom
Bayon is famous for the huge number of carved heads and faces gazing serenely over the scene
A serene watcher, Bayon Temple
Temple guardian, Banteay Srei (Citadel of the Women)
Jungle reclamation - Ta Promh Temple
The darker areas of the statues are caused by (originally) worshippers and (lately) tourists rubbing the area for good luck (or, perhaps in this case. for other reasons).
Our first view of the temple, Angkor Wat. Our guide was careful to take us to the less used entrance to give us a calmer first look.
At prayer near the One Pillar Pagoda
A View of Halong Bay
Hon Ga Choi/Kissing Chickens Island
Thien Mu Pagoda In Hue
Thuy Xuan Incense Village, Hue
Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc
The entrance to the Tu Duc Tomb
Guard statues at emperor Khai Dinh Tomb
It was surprising how many of my fellow travellers didn't see this elephant
My Son temple complex
En route to the Pottery Village. It's raining so much that even the ducks are looking for shelter!
Silk worms doing what they do best - eating mulberry leaves in preparation for producing their silk cocoons.
Street food, Vietnamese style
Along the channels threaded throughout the banks of the Mekong waterway.
Fishing boats berthed along the Mekong River
Night Riders… (seemingly the entire population)
New Year lighting - Ho Chi Minh City
