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Vietnam, Sa Dec

Today we had a Sampan boat excursion to Sa Dec via Vinh Long, along canals and backwaters and
saw the local market and the ancient house of Mr, Huyn Thuy Le, the 'lover' of Marguerite Duras, a
famous French novelist whose book was imortalised in the film L’Indochinelate.

Sa Dec is said to be yet another ' little Venice of Asia' and it does live up to this name with countless
canals bustling with water borne craft of every size and description. The market is great - a typical

hive of Vietnamese bustle and enterprise. Near the market we found the house of Mr Huyn Thuy Le,
remembered as the lover of the French author Marguerite Duras in her classic book L'Amant.

More river vessels sail past