I did not see the world - PART IV: Vietnam

From Hoi An we started a motorbike trip to some Cham temples in My Son, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

The villages on our way to My Son turned out to be way more interesting than the temples itself, My Son, Vietnam 2013

We stopped at a small market and everybody was excited, My Son, Vietnam 2013

The women were showing us their products - fish, meat, vegetables and living turtles, My Son, Vietnam 2013

I have to apologize for the green and red stripes that appear in some photos quite visibly - poor scanning, My Son, Vietnam 2013

She was so happy and proudly posing when I asked her if I could take a photo, My Son, Vietnam 2013

Next two photos are taken from the back of a driving motorbike, My Son, Vietnam 2013 (Photo by Teresa)

Just to give you an impression how beautiful Vietnam is, My Son, Vietnam 2013 (Photo by Teresa)

Experienced a bit with some light-sensitive film rolls at night, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

Hoi An is famous for its dressmakers, that will tailor a custom-made suit overnight, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

They were tailoring in some kind of backyard - he was so skilled at ironing, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

A small grocery store where you can buy everything and nothing, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

From Hoi An we visited some fishing villages, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

Hoi An and these villages are beautifully located at the delta of the Thu Bon River, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

Due to midday heat the paths were deserted, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

Dozens of fish farms were coming up at the right and left, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

We got invited over by some fishermen - challenge accepted, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

As long as I remember it correctly they are raising up to nine tons of prawns in each basin, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

Communication was even a bigger challenge than crossing that shaky bridge, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

In their small wooden house a whole family, co-workers and three dogs were having their lunch, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

To let us taste their prawns they fished some for us and boiled them in beer, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

We continued our tour to see some more of this awesome area, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

Vietnamese women played a major role during Vietnam War, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

According to Vietnamese Women's museum some women used to be feared underground fighters, Thanh Nam, Vietnam 2013

We ended up at some rice paddies which are a constant companions in Vietnam, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

Exporting more than six million tons of rice Vietnam is world's number two after Thailand, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

Depending on the environment rice can be cropped up to three times a year, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

Sorry for the lousy focus but I still liked this picture, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

In Vietnam you normally drive on the right-hand side but people do not care too much about rules, Hoi An, Vietnam 2013

We found ourselves waiting for the next mean of transportation - the railway, Danang, Vietnam 2013

It was a bit stressful to find out some information on our train's delay, Danang, Vietnam 2013

But riding a train turned out to be way more comfortable than taking a sleeper-bus, North-South Railway, Vietnam 2013 

Staff was having a good time in an empty dining car, North-South Railway, Vietnam 2013

Chopsticks and different sauces and spices you can find on every table, North-South Railway, Vietnam 2013

The whole trip I was excited what this photo would be like - it turned out to be okay, North-South Railway, Vietnam 2013

They were even showing some movies but every character was dubbed by the same person, North-South Railway, Vietnam 2013

Nha Trang was next destination on our way down south, Nha Trang, Vietnam 2013

On a hill above the city you can find impressive Po Nagar Cham Towers, Nha Trang, Vietnam 2013

The insides of these buddhist towers are painted in deep black and smoke of joss sticks foats around, Nha Trang, Vietnam 2013

I have seen them several times but I still ask myself what those huge bricks are for, Nha Trang, Vietnam 2013

Vietnamese real estate taxes are based on property width, Nha Trang, Vietnam 2013

New city - we are in Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

In some sort the south is similar to the north - streetside board games, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

Saigon was renamed after Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam's most famous person, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013 

Ho Chi Minh was Vietnamese revolutionists and president of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

Oxtail, tongue - what do you want, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

Makes it way easier to understand that Vietnamese language is written in Latin letters, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

Security officer having his breakfast-bowl of Pho on the saddle of his motorbike, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

With about fifty US-Dollars you are Dong-millionaire in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

Xe Oms are motorbike taxis that will take you to close places for only a few thousand Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

How does it come clothes are hanging in every window of this house, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2013

From China via Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia massive Mekong River flows to Vietnam, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

In southern Vietnam Mekong River splits up into a maze of small and big rivers, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

Good to know rice noodles we had eaten the last weeks were coming from facories like this, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

Try your luck and find some crabs in the mudd of drainages around rice paddies, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

I really wonder what this amazing environment will look like when those kids are grown-ups, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

Better wear some socks to avoid sun tan, Mekong Delta, Vietnam 2013

Another new place and the last picture including a triangle hat, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013 

And another motorbike trip but also our last one, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

We ran into these super nice kids fooling around in front of my camera, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

One shy kid was always hiding behind the others making faces, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

That is us, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

Child's seat made in Vietnam, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

Vietnam has some of the ugliest smelling and tasting fruit - durian and jackfruit, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

Those apparently dead squids on a market kept changing their colors, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

Motorbikes serve as everything in South East Asia, this time as air balloon market stand, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013

It was time to say goodbye from Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Kingdom of Cambodia was waiting, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 2013