Cities, People, Life, Food, Sun and Fun
You may have read the stories in my previous entry, here are some pictures to help illustrate them!! Click on them to see larger size too. Hasta luego!
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| Saigon traffic... Scooters EVERYWHERE. Now, you cross first; no, you go... |
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| Madness, madness, madness |
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| Coconut juice outside the Saigon main market - I think I paid tourist rate, like VND50,000 (or USD2). |
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| Amazing home made soup for USD1 in local market - with a kick of chilli too. |
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| Presidential palace at night |
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| Street noodles soup after partying until 5am |
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| Cu Chi tunnels - 200km long... Height about 0.70 metres - you get the picture... |
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| Destroyed US tank 1970 - woman tourist (caught at the top) is not included |
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| Tapioca (left) tastes like sweet potato, minus the sweetness - peanuts with salt and suger - and tea. Their diet for 10 years |
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| US tanks in War Remembrance museum - this is only one side of the story |
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| US jet in War Remembrance museum |
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| Architecture is not a priority in this city after 30 years of war - People hanging out in squares and parks in the evenings |
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| From Paris to Berlin... From Paris to Saigon |
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| Typical street food place - they specialize in one dish, come early evening until all is sold. Marvelous. |
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| The Opera house - some clear French heritage, Oui |
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| Carrying and Balancing Skills Downtown Champion March 2012 - made it safely to the other side of the street. without looking. |
Hotel in Phu Quoc - great resort
Beer by hotel beach
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| One spectacular sunset - one of many |
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| Plenty of great fresh seafood in the Night Market |
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| Great dinner - USD10, all included. Bargain! |
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| My left eye said NO THANKS! |
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| Showing us how they take the pearls out of the oysters - bloody simple, and cruel if you ask me! |
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| From oyster to pearl jewel in five easy steps, kind of |
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| From 50,000 to 5,000,000 Vietnam Dong. I will never understand why, oh well. |
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| Sao Beach in Phu Quoc |
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| Sao Beach, as in the postcards |
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| Roads are half started, most of them |
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| Keeping the fish cool in the old fishermen village |
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| Sea horses.... then they dry them out... and the rest if history. Didn't try them! |
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| Old Fishermen town |
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| Women work the paper rice at the port |
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| Port life - universal |
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| Floating fishing house, as you do. |
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| Gorgeous Nature - shame corals were not too pretty, I think |
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| Sea hedgehog (or whatever they are called) - with peanuts. Interesting texture... |
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| Lisa with David, and a pineapple slice. |
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| Yes, its windy! |
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| Back at port after a great day in the sea |
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| Somehow it all looks super fresh afterwards... But not on the spot! |
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| One last swim in Vietnam |
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| One last SPECTACULAR sunset in Vietnam |
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| Our very own private Beach Party - crazy and fun night |
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| Noodles soup at Saigon Aiport. LOVED IT. |
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