Elizabeth, Ben and I at the boat ready for the tour to begin
Local farmer's house
2 local women weaving mats. How long do you reckon it takes to make a whole mat? My guess was 3 weeks but it actually only takes 3-4hours!
Ready for the bicycle ride
Fields along the way
Tinh (our guide) biking across one of the many floating bridges
Woman colouring the straws used for the woven mats
After only 2 minutes in the pot where colour chemicals are added the straws come out beautifully red, ready to be used in the mats
Me and Tinh
Local Woman
My turn to try out the round boat
Tinh relaxing while the assistant guide is trying out the boat
Finally getting the hang on the paddling
View from the road
Can you guess what this is? It is a massiv ice cube! Can you guess what it is for? The ice is used by the hotels around town but not for consumption, any ideas? No? It is actually used to cool down the pools in the morning so that [...]they are not too hot for the guests!! Quite a different world than what we are used to at home where the hotels advertise that there pools are heated :) Read more...↑
Boat ride back to the old town after the bicycle tour!
