Mekong Delta

I travelled from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh in Cambodia through the Mekong Delta, most of it by boat.

The different types of boats I came across were:

People live on or next to the rivers and we visited several floating markets where goods (mainly agricultural) are exchanged from boat to boat. To signal to others what they sell, each boat has a long bamboo stick, on which they attach the goods sold:

as you can see, every house has its antenna and a TV

Some of the many cute children I have seen and met during these days:

Life takes place on the boats - even the animals don't miss. The coq, dog and pig are just three representatives of many more animals I saw!

This region is full of contrasts: new and old houses, slow and quick boats, beautiful landscapes and polluted waters,.... the journey on the boat was loooooooong, (especially on the last day, crossing the boarder from Vietnam to Cambodia) but it was worthwhile taking the slow route and getting all these different impressions!

After two days in Phnom Penh, I am off to Siem Reap and Angkor tomorrow morning.