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AllieMark: Outside a very colorful Cao Dai temple
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AllieMark: Cao Dai is a religion that integrates aspects and tennants of many other religions - their temples seem to follow this philosophy too
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AllieMark: Allie and Viet explore discussing the colorful altar
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AllieMark: Altar detail
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AllieMark: Temple window detail
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AllieMark: Altar detail 2
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AllieMark: Viet points out a painting of Victor Hugo of Les Miserable fame - Cao Dai incorporates MANY different philosophies
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AllieMark: Allie waiting for our cruise along the Mekong
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AllieMark: Don and Viet board our boat
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AllieMark: King Viet
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AllieMark: Ann and Don watching the boats go by on the river
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AllieMark: A white crane launching for flight
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AllieMark: Local homes along the river - these are true houseboats
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AllieMark: The houseboats' security systems runs on leftovers
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AllieMark: We transfer to an even smaller boat and are paddled up a side stream
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AllieMark: Don and Ann are paddled in a boat behind ours
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AllieMark: Our oarswoman and Mark enjoying the ride
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AllieMark: A palm flower and fruit grows - many of the palm fronds are used to make roofs
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AllieMark: Viet, Don and Ann arrive at the dock
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AllieMark: Cacao beans - chocolate!
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AllieMark: A very cool plant with furry flowers
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AllieMark: Clothes dryer
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AllieMark: Approaching our lunch stop
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AllieMark: The bridges are a bit more basic here than those in the States
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AllieMark: Lunch! Mango, jackfruit, banana, pomelo, and pineapple with salt & chili flakes
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AllieMark: Don and Ann enjoy some tea
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AllieMark: Allie & Mark at lunch
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AllieMark: Allie crosses the river on a simple wooden bridge
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AllieMark: Don disappears into the trees as he crosses the bridge
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AllieMark: Ann successfully reaches the other side