We jumped on the motorbike and had another adventure, this time to the town of Lao Cai! We were super excited to go here because it’s a walking border-crossing town into China. It did not disappoint; we went to the river’s edge so we could stand in Vietnam, but see China just across the river.
Here we are standing in Vietnam but those buildings behind us are in China:
The outskirts of Lao Caí was also great for showing us real life in rural Vietnam. We walked along the river between some rice fields, there are hidden waterfalls everywhere. I tried to capture the beauty and peacefulness of the farms on video:
We met some local kids near these farms. The kids here are so eager to meet us. It’s hilarious. They know exactly 3 phrases in English: “Hello”, “What your name?”, and “Where you from?”. It’s important to note that they don’t even want the answers to these questions, they just want to ask us 😂 It cracks us up meeting kids here. Some see us and RUN out of their houses into the street just to yell “Hello!” at us. It’s so adorable.
The scenery here is so stunning. It’s hard to describe the sheer cliffs that the Vietnamese people farm on. The rice paddy fields are carved onto steep hillsides and they use water buffalo to till these fields.
That night we went out to the night market to grab some supper, and I took this funny picture of Jared. They sat us at a table to wait for our meal, and it literally looked like Jared was sitting at a toddler table. They are just not set up for tall people here at all:
Even me, as a 5’5” female, I tower over most men here in Vietnam. It’s a weird feeling taking up so much space comparatively. On the plus side, I’ve never been able to see over large crowd’s heads before.
Back row = no problem 👍🏻
Incredible Pictures!
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