Can Tho Things to Do

One stop of on the tour is to see someone making incense sticks by the road side - it's amazing to think that they are all hand-made -watching the girl rolling away at top speed almost made me feel grateful for my own job!!

You can hop on the back of a motorbike for a few thousand dong and they'll take you up to the top of the mountain to admire the view. If you choose to walk down, be prepared for a bit of leg ache the next day. plenty of people selling refreshments though on the steep return stair climb!

This is the only place you can find night life after 9pm in Can Tho. Can Tho town is brightly lighted at night, so it is quite safe to walk around looking for eat out place.

There are lots of eating outlets around the super market entrance. Carts with steam stuff such as ground nuts, corns are highly concentrated in this area.

The biggest attractions in the Mekong Delta are the various floating markets. It is here that you will see what life in the Delta is all about. Small scale vendors cruise the water in often miniscule vessels while the big boys can sit still on ships that nearly form islands in the mad jumble that is the bustling marketplace. Fruits are big with locals as well as tourists, neither able to abstain from the bargains that this lush paradise can offer. The photo opportunities are endless so bring lots of film and the best time to get out there is early in the morning. Even the tours get an early start.

The Mekong Delta is a lush paradise full of swaying tropical palms, abundant fruit, and more water than even the locals can put to use. But they do try, from fishing to local transport; it is the water that gives this magical land its true worth. So, when down in the Delta, get out on the water as much as possible. That’s what the locals do!

I’m going to bored you with another The Making of Rice Noodles in my travelogue.

Although most of the noodles that we consume are made in factory, but I have the privilege to see some smaller noodles production.

Please click on my travelogue to find out the process of making rice noodles.

My boat mates and I cannot resist the juicy pineapple that selling at very low price (15c) and six of us asking for it at once. The kids realized that the mother cannot cope with the high demands, were picking up they cutting knifes help to increase productivity by many folds in short time.

I tell you, there nothing more satisfy than having the whole pineapple under the great sun at Can Tho floating market and enjoy the market scene.

Some of these boat people calling this as their home. I am not talking about nice boat house docked at very scenic lake or river side, but this is their livelihood and also where they bring up their generations.