Floating Market

Watch out for things that splash !!!

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January 16th 2023
An early start to get to the floating market . An amazing selection of fruit and vegetables mostly for the wholesale market . Boats piled with water melons , pineapples , sweet potatoes and so many other things . Signified by a selection tied on to a bamboo cane on the boat . We sailed up and down seeing transactions taking place, boats overloaded with produce At one point we passed a large bo ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more