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After a good sleep, recharged and ready to continue the journey we checked out from the hotel around 7.30am with a plan to visit a famous temple before we leave My Tho. |
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We were continuously blessed with good weather the temple is not too far from the place we were staying and breakfast can come later. |
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A cable bridge so near yet so far to cross, we will be come back for you. |
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After less than 3km we could see sign of Vinh Trang Temple with a huge standing Buddha statue and an ornamented gateway. |
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Vĩnh Tràng Chùa is a Buddhist temple near Mỹ Tho in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is one of the best-known temples in the region. Location at GPS : 10.362038, 106.373553 |
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Statue of the Buddha Amitābha of Vĩnh Tràng Chùa. |
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Budai (Bố Đại) statue, God of Happiness |
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Bicycles are prohibited to enter the compound. |
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Coconut ice cream seller on two wheels. |
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Within a stone throw away we patronised a eatery shop for an indulgence of more soup noodle. |
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I enjoyed this clear noodle with slices of lean meat. |
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Of course my kaw kaw (concentrated) Vietnamese coffee without sugar nor milk. The ice cubes will slowly melt and dilute the concentration to suit oneself. |
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A toilet visit at another temple nearby. |
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The bridge crossing Bảo Định canal which is connected to Mekong River and in the vicinity of the Mekong Delta. |
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The busy part of My Tho as we were leaving the town. |
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We stopped by this scenic river side along
Hoàng Sa to take some photos.
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Some of the boats seen at
Hoàng Sa (kind of a boulevard) with a cable bridge at the back ground.
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Rạch Miễu Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Rạch Miễu) is a cable-stayed bridge in the Mekong Delta. The bridge connects Tiền Giang Province (Mỹ Tho) with Bến Tre Province, over the Mekong. |
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As viewed from the bridge before we roll down towards Ben Tre. |
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One of the many stalls selling dried stuff like coconut candies. |
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Joe lost and found a new shade from this man. |
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Ham Luong Bridge over Ham Luong River - Ben Tre GPS : 10.235555, 106.334917 |
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Here comes the rain but our ride continued as it was not that threatening. |
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Though it was wet but a cooling day to cycle. |
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Fenn was gamed for a durian and I was equally anxious on the taste of a Vietnamese durian. I like the taste but nothing like our Malaysian durian. |
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The eating stall that we stopped by, had a durian, a good lunch and rest. Again the many hammocks in the many eatery stalls which allow the customers to lay and rest. GPS : 10.153754, 106.330368 |
Another venture into the local delicacies and also the famous coffee.
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We took a detour to a road called Công Lý filled with coconut production activities and this route is running along a river. The GPS location is 10.124751, 106.323491. |
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The coconut husk fibre or also known as coir extracted from the coconut husk and used to made floormated, mattresses, brushes and sometimes used for burning. |
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Local ladies dehusking coconut under a shade next to the river and many barges carrying fresh coconuts busy ferrying in the river. |
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The road seems very interior and I started to get worry whether we were on course. |
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We were lucky that we could proceed pedalling and continue our ride without any U-turn. |
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River activities are the main characteristic of Mekong Delta whether it is on the main river or the many canals. |
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Another narrow bridge crossing at our KM44 and was glad that the journey continued seeing interesting rural scene of Mekong. |
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A sign of civilisation with more live and activities ahead of us. |
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A small commercial community with a few shops and a flooded road which we had to go through. |
Most of us dismounted and pushed through the obstacle.
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Another narrow bridge over a stream at our KM 52. |
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One of the two motobikes ferrying a pig in a cage trailer heading our opposite direction. |
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The route that we were cycling actually runs in the vicinity of a river known as Cổ Chiên River which flow through for 82 kilometres through Bến Tre Province, Trà Vinh Province and Vĩnh Long. |
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Suddenly the road was muddy road and stretches a long way, cycling and balancing of one's bike has to be be very skillful. Sometime the surfaces could slippery with slimy laterite mud. |
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Sometime a long moment of silent with no live along the track. |
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Somewhere at our KM 58 we came across a hut with people enjoying their drinks, they waved to us and were friendly. |
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What a relief when we have reach a ferry terminal the road remain of gravel without any distinguish jetty structure. |
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The ferry awaiting for its passengers to board. |
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I found out later the name of this crossing is known as Vam Don Ferry Terminal. |
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Payment for the ferry ride was made only after the crossing at a small toll house. |
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We could feel the closeness to a town with the traffic volume increasing and more buildings encountered. |
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5,000 dong for a quick bike wash as we were approaching Tra Vinh town. All satisfied with our clean bicycles and no more mud sticking on the bikes. |
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We found out that the hotel marked on our GPS devices was fully booked, we had to search for alternative. Fortunately the staff gave us a recommendation. We checked into another hotel near by for the night. |
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We went through 70km from My Tho via Ben Tre to Tra Vinh and one of the toughest road conditions ever done during the tour. |
Happy Krishna Janmashtami Wishes images 2018
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