Phu My, Vietnam

Mar 24

We made our first stop in Vietnam today. Our port was

Phu My and was the port for Saigon where a lot of

full day tours went. I’m sure there is a lot of historical

stuff to see there but we don’t like all day tours and

are very selective about the ones we do.

 

We took a half day tour called Na Ria, a local

Experience. It is probably the best value of

any tour this trip. Since we weren’t spending

a lot a time coming and going we saw a lot.

We visited a local home where an elderly lady

demonstrated making rice paper and another

Home where our guide demonstrated making

rice wine.

We stopped at a Cao Dai temple. This religion

was founded in 1926 was an attempt to “create

the ideal religion through fusion of secular and

religious philosophies of east and west. Cao Aaism

is fascinating combination of Buddhism, Confucionism,

Taoism, Hibduism, native Vietnamese spirits,

Christianity and Islam.”

The official Cao Dai symbol is the “divine eye”.

It was really strange seeing statue of Jesus and

all those others in the same temple.

We also stopped at a newer Buddhist Temple.