Saigon

We don't have a lot of pictures of Saigon : we find there's not much to see there...

But you can still see me in great discussion with Cuong, whom I was quite surprised and disappointed to find here again...a few months after I paid his train ticket to go back to his family in the North.

Saigon is interesting though, especially for a few monuments, for the atmosphere and for shopping...

Let's move on...

Can Tho, 

Can Tho, my country, is waiting for us.  Mom and her friends want to see where I live and work.  The speedboat being back in service, we get to Can Tho in 4 hours.

The next day, boat trip on the arroyos of course, with the traditional stop in the fruit garden around a good table.

Going around in the rice fields, after lunch...

And in Can Tho's market after going back to town.

The street children shelter

Interests the Daltons a lot, but that's not surprising : it's a wonderful place.  Yen (right on the picture) takes daily care  of about 92 kids, of which about 50 stay there permanently.  Among them, about 20 orphans.

A roof (and a bed !), meals, education (basic and professional), counseling : Yen and her staff are there !

The Daltons at school

For the great pleasure of the teachers (two with us on the picture), the principal, but mostly of the kids !

Those were a lot shyer than usual though, having 4 French-speaking guests in the classrooms being quite rare !