Some pictures from the delta

*This refers back to the super long June 26th entry* As promised, here are a few photos from Dad's camera from the day we went to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. (My camera died soon after arriving). As you can see, this day-trip, similar to everywhere else in Vietnam, is not meant for the claustrophobic, xenophobic, or agoraphobic.

Inside an Auntie's house

Some Aunties

Loading the long boat

Cramped ride over to the island that holds the family plots

The family cemetery

The family cemetery

Giving blessings to the ancestors

Bananas and mangoes in their natural habitat

The turtle (wi) who lives in the cemetery (he actually really seemed to like the biscuit)

Riding back


Oddly enough, this old family picture (from when we lived in Denver, CO) was hanging on my Auntie's wall. It's a small world.

Hanging out in the bedroom

Preparing lunch

Preparing lunch

Grandma and her two aunts from Saigon (my great, great aunts?)

Photos by the temple...

...photos inside the temple (shoes off!)...

...photos with the people weaving

Julie is kidnapped

Walking down the street

Meanwhile, Dad was having some rice wine with the fellas

Miss Tuyen, the substitute teacher (this is the primary school across the street)

The ladies...

...the fellas

Tuyen and me (my Mom's cousin's granddaughter, I think)

Loading the ferry to head back to Saigon