Can Tho in the Mekong Delta

To arrive in Can Tho we took our last and longest night bus. Can Tho is the biggest city in the Mekong Delta and the heart of supply distribution. Most of the fruits, vegetables, rice and other products from the Mekong country side arrive here and are sold via dealers. A few decades back the goods were sold on the Mekong rivers and canals via boats, unfortunately nowadays there are only a few boats left   selling touristic goods on the water.

At the moment of our stay it was the end of the dry season, so the water level was pretty low. For the ones hating mosquitoes thats the perfect season, on our monthly journey we haven't seen more than 20 mosquitos and got no more than 3 stitches together. 3 for Clarissa, 0 for Joni.

 In our experience Can Tho was the poorest city we have visited. In our neighborhood markets are small and dirty. 


We were unable to find a adequate place to eat for over an hour and ended by KFC with a vietnamese burger alternative and fries.


Apart from visiting the local area one of our highlights was a farm having mangos, papayas and a lot of fruits I have never seen before.

These are Asian style plums

Baby coconuts
Jackfruit
Baby Mango 
These are Rambutan, similar looking like litchi, but rather creamy.
Life for the people here is simple. They don't have a lot, they don't need a lot.






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