At our new school in Singapore, we got three weeks off for winter vacation. All of our other schools had two-week vacations, so three weeks was a bit longer than we were used to. After much research and discussion, we decided to spend half of our vacation visiting Vietnam and the other half exploring Cambodia.
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| Tim takes a turn at rowing along the Mekong River. |
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| This is one of the narrow caves we explored by boat. |
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While driving through the countryside,
we saw many farmers working on their fields. |
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| This is the entrance to the oldest university in Vietnam. |
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| We visited the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh. |
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| The pig on this scooter is alive (for now). |
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| The weather and scenery were perfect while sailing in Ha Long Bay. |
Scooters rule on the streets of Vietnam.
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| Hoa Lo Prison is also known as Hanoi Hilton. |
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| We saw many 100 year old Chinese homes in Hoi An. |
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| Colorful, hand-made, silk lanterns are displayed everywhere. |
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| Crowded Cho Binh Tay Market provides wholesale products to local shops. |
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| A teenage tourist crawls into a tunnel opening used during the Vietnam war in Cu Chi. |
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| Apparently, Tim can also fit inside this small opening. |
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| We enjoyed a delicious lunch which included elephant fish. |
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Dusk is peaceful in Hoi An along the Thu Bon river.
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