{"id":5148,"date":"2026-01-20T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:03:18","slug":"chau-doc-tag-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/en\/blog-en\/chau-doc-tag-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2u \u0110\u1ed1c, Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The hotel where I was able to relax is located on a mountain, overlooking rice fields and far away from real life in Ch\u00e2u \u0110\u1ed1c. But that&#8217;s where we were taken after breakfast on motorcycles.<br>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5137\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7031.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7031.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7031-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7031-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7031-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5139\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7042.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7042.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7042-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7042-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7042-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 to first walk through the market hall and continue to be amazed; even manicures were performed on site.<br>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5143\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7081.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7081.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7081-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7081-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7081-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5141\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7069.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7069.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7069-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7069-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_7069-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"5119\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1965.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1965.jpg 800w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1965-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1965-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5117\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1964.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1964.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1964-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1964-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1964-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ch\u00e2u \u0110\u1ed1c is known for its fishermen&#8217;s houses, floating houses where the fishermen live. Under each house is a pool, about 8 (!!) meters deep, in which (in the case we visited \ud83d\ude42 pighead fish swim, whose heads look like pigs. We couldn&#8217;t verify the accuracy of this\u2026.<br>Then we continued on one of the canals, past the houses on stilts, which are sometimes flooded during the rainy season.<br>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5121\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1996.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1996-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1996-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC1996-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5123\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2000.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2000-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2000-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5125\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2009.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2009-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2009-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5156\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2031.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2031.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2031-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2031-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2031-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fishermen feed their fish daily, of course, which costs them $200 each time. Once they reach the appropriate size, the fish are sold. Once a year, each house sends a shipment of about 1 ton of live fish to Cambodia. In both photos below, a shipment is being prepared.<br>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5127\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2039.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2039.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2039-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2039-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"5129\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2041.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2041.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2041-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2041-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC2041-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the late afternoon, I returned to the scene of the (unwelcome) incident, met Ly, who had taken such wonderful care of me at the hospital, and we went to a restaurant together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5133\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6699.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6699-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6699-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6699-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-id=\"5135\" src=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6720.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/schlamann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_6720-900x675.jpg 900w, 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