We left Mai Chau heading south for nearly 300km to end the day in Vinh. We travelled along the Ma River at times, and along the road there would be piles of freshly cut bamboo, which was then dragged down into the river, which was then floated down to where they have their chop stick factories along the side of the road.
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| bamboo floating down the river |
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| Ma River |
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| got the photos a bit back to front but never mind, here they a cutting the cut lenghts in half |
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| cutting the bamboo to the right length |
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| cutting the bamboo to length |
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| using the waste to fire the kiln to dry the bamboo, nothing goes to waste |
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| chop stock dried and packed rready to be shipped out |
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| loading the chopstocks onto the truck |
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| Morning coffee stop |
This thatch roof place was our lunch stop for the day
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| Time to fuel up again |
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| A stop at Coconut Corner to sample the fresh sweet taste of coconut milk |
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| Our very nice room in the Hotel in Vinh |
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| When I came down stairs after having a shower and getting changed for dinner I was nabbed by this bride to feature in her photos, unfortunately I didn't get a copy of the photos, they were having their wedding reception at the same hotel |
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| Out to Dinner in Vinh |
Vinh
Vinh
is roughly halfway between Hanoi and Hue located twenty kilometres from the sea
in the narrowest part of Vietnam. The Lam River loops round the south and east
of the city, and the mountains of Laos are clearly visible to the
west.
It’s a sizeable urban area with about a quarter of a million people, and the capital of Nghe An Province. Its harsh climate, frequently subject to a hot dry wind from the west and violent storms from the East Sea, coupled with its poor quality soil, has made Vinh one of the poorest provincial cities in Vietnam.
Vinh, is a large industrious town, home to a sizeable port -- if that doesn't sound too enticing then you're right on the money. US bombers absolutely flattened the city during the American War and while scarce evidence of the bombing remains, what does remain are loads of what-were-they-thinking communist-era buildings which were built with East German assistance once the war ran down.
It’s a sizeable urban area with about a quarter of a million people, and the capital of Nghe An Province. Its harsh climate, frequently subject to a hot dry wind from the west and violent storms from the East Sea, coupled with its poor quality soil, has made Vinh one of the poorest provincial cities in Vietnam.
Vinh, is a large industrious town, home to a sizeable port -- if that doesn't sound too enticing then you're right on the money. US bombers absolutely flattened the city during the American War and while scarce evidence of the bombing remains, what does remain are loads of what-were-they-thinking communist-era buildings which were built with East German assistance once the war ran down.
