Monsoontastic! Today was ALMOST ruined by
the weather … but
thankfully …
We were all up early and headed off to My
Son … around 75
minutes away by car.
My Son is the Vietnamese equivalent of
Angkor Wat and the
temples of Siem Reap. My Son (Meeson) was built between 4 – 13th
centuries AD by the Cham people – indigenous to the area then.
The Hindu
temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva – The Destroyer. First built in wood, they
were burnt down in a
huge fire in the 7th century … rebuilt in sandstone
and brick after
that. There were 70 temples in 40 hectares of land in the valley
that is
surrounded by the Cat’s Teeth Mountains.
It was rediscovered and was started to be
preserved in the
19th century by the French. In 1968, the area was
carpet bombed by
the Americans during the Vietnam War … only one main complex
remains …
So Angkor Wat + the temples of Siem Reap
are AMAZING but My
Son (also a UNESCO Heritage Site) is fabulous in its own way …
and a MUST see
on any trip to Vietnam.
Filming was not easy. We were meant to
spend three hours
there … but ended up there ALL day as the heavy rain made life
quite difficult.
Here’s hoping for a good day tomorrow.
There’s a full moon tonight.
Song of the Day: Ordinary World – Duran Duran
At My Son
Two of the American bombs - dropped in 1968
Two new friends
Our "Man from the Ministry" shows us how to eat fries ...
