The final place we stayed on our Mekong Delta excursion was Ben Tre, which is an island province as well as a village. We got there by minibus and ferry, and were amazed that the Guesthouse owner was true to his word and was there to meet us as we got off the ferry.
One of the nice aspects of the guesthouse is they offer free bicycle hire, which we made use of straight away. It was great to cycle along all the windy lanes, across bridges, passing locals on bikes coming the other way.
At the end of our ride we managed to get caught up in the school run, as all the kids piled out of class to their waiting parents.
We found a lady selling a delicious snack: barbequed bananas coated in sticky rice. One was never enough!
Our guesthouse was set in a garden, and we got a real feel for family life here - although we had to politely decline the offer of going to see the cockfight round the corner!
All in all, this was a really friendly place and we enjoyed spending time here.
Namaste!
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Your location like my village.. nice..
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