金琦之旅 Amazing Voyage: Vietnam Day 19 Can Tho : Boat to Cai Rang Floating Market from Cho Ah Binh - Museum of Tarots

0500 - Woke up in the early morning and rented the motorbike in the hotel. We departed to the Cai Rang. When we were there, we just rode around the Cai Rang to find any spot that can take photo especially from the bridge. One moments after we get to the road under the Cai Rang Bridge, there were many local people asking us for parking and boat ride. The cheaper boat ride there offered were VND100k for two of us. The boat ride duration is an hour. However, we refused this boat ride as the small boat will be wobbling much compared to the larger boat.

Before dawn, there is tourist boat to the floating market

We rode at the road near to the floating market but mostly is blocked by the hourses.

After that, we went to the Cho Ah Binh market. There are registered boat ride to the Cai Rang Floating Markets. It cost VND150k for 1-12 persons and half an hour trip. Before that, we couldn't understand as the lady cannot speak English and pointed us the VND150k for two of us. I though we had to join with other group of people. When we get on the boat, we were surprise that only two of us on the boat.

Then we departed to the floating markets. I called the driver to get nears to the food and drinks. At last, we had 2 vietnamese iced milk coffee (VND10k each), a pork rice noodle soup (VND30k) and cut pineapple (VND20k). Since our boat ride is half hour only, the boat cannot hang together with noodle boat for long time. Hence, we ate the noodle while the boat sailing back to the market and the boatman will return the bowl later.

The place we get on the boat behind the Cho An Binh

Cai Rang Floating Market

The food attached on the pole indicate what there are selling

Had a cup of Vietnamese coffee first

Lots of watermelon

The only pork rice noodle soup that hanged by many boats

Pumpkin

Minimart at the floating market

Pineapple boat

Took this photo at the top of the pineapple boat

The boat, only two of us and a boatman

0800 - After finished the boat tour, we rode to the bus station to buy the bus ticket to Rach Gia since there is no direct bus to Ha Tien (We're going to Sihanoukville through Ha Tien). After that, it was still early, we hanged at the main market in Can Tho. After that, it was still early as we had rented the motorbike until 12pm for VND100k. Then we find any other interesting place to go in Can Tho. We surfed the tripadvisor and found this Museum of Tarots.

Price of the boat at the Ninh Kieu Wharf. It is expensive

I though it is fried fish at fish but it was fried banana, VND5k each

Can Tho main market

We bought the jackfruit from this lady as the jackfruit small is so strong. VND20k for half kilo

The opening of the shop ceremony with the lion dance but the lions don't dance at all.

When we reached the museum, there is no entrance fee but accept donations. It is a three-storey building. The first floor is the selling of healing stone, second floor is the collection of tarot cards while third floor is the collection of any religions magic. The owner of this museum is passion to share about the collection of those things. It started from the historic of playing card, the founder of tarots, the different group of tarots and to the newest collection of the tarots. We hardly understand what he said as we were just know the surface of the tarot only. While third floor, he has good explanation on those magic collections of any religions. He really spend a lot of money for those original collection only. We can see his passion on those thing. We spent around an hour of time in this museum.

In the Museum of Tarots, the original collections are even more than the famous tarot museums in Europe.

1100 - Back to the room, rest a while and then checked out. While waiting for the Futa free shuttle can pick up, we had the cheap Bun Rieu Cua Noodle soup for only VND20k just outside of our hotel. After we reached the bus station, we sit the sitting bus to the Rach Gia. The journey took 3 hours to Rach Gia.

Bun Rieu Cua ( Crab Rice Noodle soup) VND20k. There is crab meat, pork, pork blood.

1600 - Reached the Kieu Giang bus station (Not the Rach Gia bus station). After get off from the bus, there were many taxi driver approach us. I think they assumed we don't there is bus free shuttle van service. But first, we need to bought the ticket to Ha Tien tomorrow morning as we don't want to go Ha Tien today due to the hotel there is very expensive (The cheapest we found on booking.com is VND290k per night). The people at the counter couldn't speak any well English. We just used the Google translate to help the communication. At last, we used the free shuttle van to the hotel and call the receptionist to help us book the bus ticket to Ha Tien. The accomodation that we stayed were Guest House 36. The receptionist guy also couldn't speak any well English. We just used Google Translate and writing note to communicate to book the bus.

The bus company that we took in Vietnam.

At the Kieu Giang bus station, waiting for the free shuttle bus to the hotel

Guest House 36 double bed room with private bathroom, VND210k per night. There is fridge!

1730 - After that, we just walked around the town. When we were near the coast, the sunset is very beautiful. While we reached the coast, the sun is set behind the cloud. Then we walked along the coast to find any cheap dinner. Mostly the restaurant that we saw are big restaurant for wedding ceremony and seafood restaurant. Then we walked to another main road and finally found a cheap fried rice stall. After the dinner, we just bought some thing at the supermarket and back to the room.