Back in Vietnam: Mai Chau

Working in the fields

We stayed with the same family as the previous two times we have been to Mai Chau. They are very friendly and it was a lot of fun speaking Vietnamese again (albeit rather limited for myself). Celine on the other hand had no problem jumping straight back into her Vietnamese and was conversing like she hadn't left.


Hammock under the house

We spent our time relaxing and walking around the village, drinking the local wine, ruoi, with the father of the family, eating superb home cooked meals and going on motorbike rides around the area. At night we saw a traditional dance, where the son of the family was in a leading role. We drank the local Vietnamese coffee and bought some things for the house from the market.

Vietnamese traditional dance


My attempt at one of the dances

Madame Linh lives in her house with her husband and one of her two sons, his wife and their little baby. Sitting down to eat with the family is one of my favourite things. The sleeping arrangements are simple but by no means uncomfortable. The mattresses that they use are made in the village and we like them so much we took some back to Hanoi and now have them in Bangkok. Celine's cousin, Romain, is sleeping on those very mattresses at the moment while staying with us in Bangkok.

Sleeping arrangements


Dinner with the family

Madame Linh, her son and granddaughter. I look rather tall next to them

These guys played a song on the drums and them offered us some local ruoi wine.

Not bad views

Mother and daughter