On our final day in Vietnam, we travelled to the Mekong Delta which runs through several countries in Southeast Asia, and is the thirteenth largest river in the world. We spent the day eating tropical fruit, walking through the jungle, and visiting a floating village. The highlight of the trip was boating through the backwater of the Mekong Delta, which reminded me of the cinematography from Apocalypse Now, a movie based on Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” (both of which I love). We were iffy about booking the trip, but ended up booking a bus ticket late the night before, and were glad we did. Here are a couple pictures from our trip up the Mekong, which made it easy to imagine how early explorers or American troops first perceived the lush (but isolated) river leading into Southeast Asia.
During the visit, we spent some time with a man from Santa Barbara, CA, travelling alone for a few weeks, and an Australian couple backpacking for six months through Southeast Asia and China. We also made friends with (possibly) the most adorable man in the world from South Korea. After travelling through the Delta, we made our way to a Pagoda, before spending our last night in the backpacker district of Saigon.
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