Floating houses in Chau Doc, Vietnam (1)

Floating Market in Chau Doc, Vietnam

Slumhouses at the riverfront from Chau Doc, Vietnam

Chau Doc in the Mekongdelta, Vietnam

Boats on the Mekong and the riverfront of Chau Doc.

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Tam Bao Pagoda in HaTien, Vietnam

 When I visit the Tam Bao Pagoda I could hear two buddhist nuns singing in the praying hall. In the area of the pagoda buddhist nuns have their living houses and a little garden for water lilys and other plants and for sculptures and buddha figures.

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one day in HaTien, Vietnam

HaTien is a little city in Vietnam located 10 km from the border to Cambodia. On the riverbank of the Dong Ho is a great fish-market. I had one day to stay in HaTien and I visit the market, little streets with the living houses and the Tam Bao Pagoda.

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Crab Market in Kep Province, Cambodia

buddhist goddess in Kep, Cambodia

A local buddhist goddess at Kep Beach in Kep Province, Cambodia. Very often the Cambodian people make sacrifices with beer cans, water bottles, colas and cigarettes.

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Wat Samathi in Kep Province, Cambodia

Wat Samathi is located in the National Park of the Kep Province. Built on the hills at an altitude of  800 m the Wat has a great balcony with a sea view. One buddhist monk stays there for guarding the area of the Wat, he was so friendly to guide me through the Wat and gives me explanations of the buddhist way to pray and meditate in the praying hall.

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Samutrangsey Pagoda in Kep Village, Cambodia

Located 1 km from the coast in Kep Province the Samutrangsey Pagoda has an old praying hall for buddhists and some living houses for the monks. A new pagoda is build on the area and still under construction.

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