Day 8
Today was our last day in Vinh Long. We started the day with breakfast at the local restaurant across the street. Afterwards we took a boat along the river. We saw the local floating markets. We then stopped at a tea restaurant on an island, where we had refreshing jasmine tea with homemade honey and cumquats. The restaurant also made their own snake wine. It is bottled with snakes, scorpions and other exotic bugs.
Next we walked to craft centre that made puffed rice, coconut candy and rice paper. We watched the locals make these treats and got to sample the candy. While we were tasting the candy they allowed to hold their pet python. This a scary yet exciting experience. (We took lots of good photos!!!!).
We boarded the boat again and it took us to another island for lunch. Lunch consisted of fried fish, fried pumpkin flowers, curried chicken, noodles, baguette and of course rice. After we got on the bus and drove 2.5 hours back to Saigon. In the afternoon we had time to relax and swim in the pool.
For dinner we went to a non-profit organization restaurant that provides education for youth in South East Asia; training them for positions in the hospitality industry. Following dinner, we boarded the bus again to go to a night market. After an hour of shopping we went back to the hotel and went straight to bed after another amazing day in Vietnam!!!
Jessica and Ella
