The sights, sounds and of course the smells of Vietnam

Today is a special day. Mikey is celebrating his birthday. Here he is with the GOAT.

For breakfast you have a choice. Traditional Vietnamese Pho.

And American.

Then it was time to practice our hurry up and waiting. We were preparing for the rickshaw ride through the city of Tan Chau.

Here is the princess getting into her carriage.

The last member of the crew to introduce. Her name is sticky rice.

For those of you that have not been on Tan Chau and been on a rickshaw join me for this ride.

Here are some pics of what we saw.

First stop was the silk factory.

I wanted to point out this place. You start to look for them everywhere you stop.

Then it was time for another rickshaw ride. Here you go.

Then we visited a sleeping mat factory. I also wanted to share two future tour guides we met in the factory.

Then it was on to evergreen island. That is where 1,000 people grow fruits and vegetables for the city.

The three biggest exports from Vietnam are cashews, latex and rice. The biggest illegal

import is tobacco. 95 percent of the men over 45 still smoke.

On the island we visited a Vietnam was vet who lives with three generations of his family. He fought with Americans and loves us.

Saying good by to his house.

To end our excursions into the sights, sounds and smells the Princess and I had a photo on the river.

We are now preparing for cocktails. Tank says all they want from Americans is our dong. Dong is the Vietnamese currency. 26,000 dong is equal to $1.00. What a country!

Here is the gang having our nightly cocktail party.

Then the Hyde’s and Lobas were invited to have cocktails and dinner with the Hotel Manager and Cruise Director. This is because this was our fourth AMA trip.

Until tomorrow.

Good night.