Saturday, June 09, 2007

Loads of Pictures!

Well, we are now in Laos. And it is HOT here. You just sweat constantly. All day, all night. We are going to head a bit higher to coffee country for the next few days to try to escape the heat.

And yeah, maybe we haven't put up pictures in a while. But this should make up for it. I tried to follow Tara's last post but there is some random stuff in here as well.

Hoi An: At the tailors. This lady was amazing.

Hoi An: Also an amazing lady - Ty taught us to cook some Vietnamese food.

Saigon: Touring the Viet-Cong tunnels

Saigon: Just me, some army dude, and an AK-47...


Saigon: They had to widen these tunnels substantially for foreigners... but there was still no way I was going down there.

Mekong Delta: I left for 20 minutes and some snake was putting the moves on Tara

Mekong Delta: This is the dinner with the Icelandic couple... "udder"ly disgusting?

Good times in Phnom Penh

Sad times in Phnom Penh


There was a pagoda filled with thousands of skulls, all victims of just one Khmer Rouge death camp.

And some happier times:
Angkor Temples: So many massive temples... so few tourists

Some of the temples were being reclaimed by the jungle

Kratie: We had arranged to be driven to the next town in a pickup truck. We bought the whole front of the cab in advance so we'd have enough space (ordinarily they would put 6 people in 4 seats). This is what we found when they picked us up.

Ban Lung: It was so hot here we went swimming in an old volcano to cool off.

Welcome to Laos!

Don Det: Our first stop in Laos. 1 room on stilts + 2 hammocks + 1 gas lamp = 1$


Well, we are off for a few days to coffee country, supposedly the best in the world is grown in this region.

Hope everyone is doing well.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! I got hot and sweaty just looking at those pics! Looks like you guys are having an awesome time! The snake pic and the one where Andrew is jumping into the lake is my fav! I love when you guys post pictures! Anyways have a fun time and stay safe. Love you lots and miss you like crazy! Only 60 more day until you come home! YAY! Love Jess.

Brighton said...

Love your photos, after all the heat of day the jump in Lake would be so refreshing, was the water warm? Oh, Tara, that snake is horrendous, fishing worms give me nightmares. $1 accomodation, now that is keeping to the budget!
Take care,
TTFN

*Tanis* said...

So the picture of Andrew going into (or out of?) that tunnel is INSANE!!! That is teeny tiny. I don't think I would have fit in that. And the snake picture made me laugh a lot. I love all your pictures. Have fun in Laos!

Jenna said...

love them all, thanks for posting

Anonymous said...

Hi Guys,
Iwas telling your Dad about the trip up the Mekong.Make sure you stay away from the speed boats and take the slow boat,much safer.It is so cool to see your blog.We also had some clothes made in Hoi An
Bye for now
Allan

Anonymous said...

I loved the photos. I couldn't do the tunnel thing (not that I would fit) or the goat udder & tarantula dinner unless they were fried in garlic!!! Sounds like you're having the time of your lives. Counting down the days till we see you. You're looking forward to a homecooked meal & I'm looking forward to one of Andrew's chic pea suppers...tame ingredients please! Miss you both!!!

Love Mom

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad to look at your pictures. awesome!
and happy you guys looks better than before. we taekkyun all member miss you guys. and my 2 daughthers began taekkyun. I am gonna show you some pics later.
tara! are you not scared snakes?
you are so brave. anyway I hope you travel safe until 6000miles later