We arrived in Can Tho city a few days ago, mainly to see the floating village & markets and also to see a glimpse of Vietnam outside the Phu quock island. Can Tho is not as big as Ho chi minh city, but it's big enough and there aren't that many tourists in here. The bus we came with was a local one and it was small and packed with people. Due to the bad roads it was a long and bumpy ride, it took us around 7 hours to get here. We found a hotel pretty easily though and took motor bike taxis from the bus station with the price of 1$ each.
Yesterday we booked a boat tour around Mekong Delta and went to see the floating market, noodle making factory and a village nearby. We woke up at around 5 am to see the sunrise from the boat and it was beautiful, waking up early was totally worth it! The floating market was a blast; there were many fruits on sale and we got a taste of fresh mango, pineapple and melon.
Moving around with the boat at the market and canals was fun and exciting, and after a while we made a stop at a noodle factory, where we learned how noodles are actually made. The procedure of making noodles was so different than what I had originally thought; the pictures below will tell it much better than words:) After the noodle experience we visited a little village beside the river. It was a sneak peak to the countryside lifestyle where agriculture is the main livelyhood of the locals. The nature was green and fresh and there was loads of ricefields, fruits & veggies everywhere. The people living in the village seemed so happy, especially the kids. They were waving at us and saying "hello" everytime we passed their house.
We were pretty tired after a fun day out on the boat and the village but it was easy to smile and be grateful for seeing this part of Vietnam. Today we spent our time pretty much just relaxing and walking around Can tho. We had our last dinner with the frenchies in a restaurant called phuong nan. Camille brought rice wine shots for everyone and finally we learned that the liquid was marinated in a bottle filled with dead snakes, birds and their legs.. Shiiiiiit xD
Tomorrow it's time to pack our bags and continue our trip. We are heading back to Cambodia since our plan from the very beginning was also to see the beaches and Islands of Cambodia. Hopefully saving the best to last ;)
