tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39230855520695597322023-11-16T05:44:42.870-08:00Wonders of HCMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923085552069559732.post-66996276245337360482009-01-27T03:49:00.000-08:002009-01-27T03:54:55.507-08:00Day 4: 18th January 2009This day comes quickly..so fast..3 days have passed..is time to depart for Singapore..I have an urge to continune my journey to Hue and Hoi An..to have missed these destinations is reallie a pity..I will also like to explore the northern mountains of Sapa and be mesmerized by the beauty at Halong Bay..and walk aimlessly on the beaches of Nha Trang and sand dunes of Mui Ne…haha..when will that be?<br /><br />Beautiful sunrise on the last Day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5f2GazdpXoVEwMnQjIpighe5IPs4X_DjWL8PJ4VSBjRj3m_6bdwwSY6Df4N5MB12Gw-CXPoduQh_cUyq7GfUPtaADCr1fkJ7kYyWXlADQTRcCCvkDEjchjoyqhgBTMf1eBnUN9IRxN-j/s1600-h/sunrise+day4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5f2GazdpXoVEwMnQjIpighe5IPs4X_DjWL8PJ4VSBjRj3m_6bdwwSY6Df4N5MB12Gw-CXPoduQh_cUyq7GfUPtaADCr1fkJ7kYyWXlADQTRcCCvkDEjchjoyqhgBTMf1eBnUN9IRxN-j/s400/sunrise+day4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295940411515127362" /></a><br /><br />Reached airport and had our breakfast over there.delicious meal!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzwNmNxoJSqy-H14-ndWvh8mn0ivQulRPhZzy4I-_qPML6mRhxPaXfF2D5Zs7D-rX8674fggPYIVtTNLZfZmtSwIZYtx7vUdcF5b2WYiDxMC_gO_1oacTXa2iToPG5t04DtR87c9Nsw27/s1600-h/day4+breakfast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzwNmNxoJSqy-H14-ndWvh8mn0ivQulRPhZzy4I-_qPML6mRhxPaXfF2D5Zs7D-rX8674fggPYIVtTNLZfZmtSwIZYtx7vUdcF5b2WYiDxMC_gO_1oacTXa2iToPG5t04DtR87c9Nsw27/s400/day4+breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295940305837353426" /></a><br /><br />Waiting to go onboard our flight back to Singapore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX6rs4uLUjeIeO0F49VJVlpto4_8IahEEX5JuKFZ7K-Wkfh-FhcGw9zKA0bPIEQH8kRnpNWzHX0d3p5kZ4PLV5fakuf2LCXhTbzwycb0TC84jrnp8kLZVDaaguV-iNvZ79wQABVshgFIB/s1600-h/day4+return.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX6rs4uLUjeIeO0F49VJVlpto4_8IahEEX5JuKFZ7K-Wkfh-FhcGw9zKA0bPIEQH8kRnpNWzHX0d3p5kZ4PLV5fakuf2LCXhTbzwycb0TC84jrnp8kLZVDaaguV-iNvZ79wQABVshgFIB/s400/day4+return.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295940166645503202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBlFHrhP9dKlQ-tZWRm4f2BxyKilIop0DEbkl1ucJWktZE54ozKhBxwJGg9NSABn_XzZFFQHhqzsdqIJJ3jaBuY-wW6lJ6WrwgLN_8pysDpvcXAqjVkOQkQllAHyqcDJ9PjqHbkXKChUw/s1600-h/day4+return2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBlFHrhP9dKlQ-tZWRm4f2BxyKilIop0DEbkl1ucJWktZE54ozKhBxwJGg9NSABn_XzZFFQHhqzsdqIJJ3jaBuY-wW6lJ6WrwgLN_8pysDpvcXAqjVkOQkQllAHyqcDJ9PjqHbkXKChUw/s400/day4+return2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295940057125658034" /></a><br /><br />Breathtaking view of the clouds<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzg9oOosNRo1CuZvYm9BkZ950xmonkZsc9dVfG6-0mC0P8VhWXJmUiuTbIuPOdaJROQMBCsoyo508l1S7JbOw3AjGUVhWQZCh94Ek6Kvdj1s7GHzQQeuq8Hx7UoocfaSn9NyPS8v2aJn0/s1600-h/IMG_9226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzg9oOosNRo1CuZvYm9BkZ950xmonkZsc9dVfG6-0mC0P8VhWXJmUiuTbIuPOdaJROQMBCsoyo508l1S7JbOw3AjGUVhWQZCh94Ek6Kvdj1s7GHzQQeuq8Hx7UoocfaSn9NyPS8v2aJn0/s400/IMG_9226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295939814312973986" /></a><br /><br />Cloud Rays<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPqn0-1twwahyphenhyphenfudEMyFrNM8bpkKbpzYtUF2u0El_BjPBBVAJtK0h57ul6E5fkdw9bGoxtAZ40XhJg6kr3DLMLklg-fLSiG60MBvhnXNFxfQgmTW6C-IAYI274aa8l02kDZq4kmCa32cV/s1600-h/IMG_9224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPqn0-1twwahyphenhyphenfudEMyFrNM8bpkKbpzYtUF2u0El_BjPBBVAJtK0h57ul6E5fkdw9bGoxtAZ40XhJg6kr3DLMLklg-fLSiG60MBvhnXNFxfQgmTW6C-IAYI274aa8l02kDZq4kmCa32cV/s400/IMG_9224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295939768236652866" /></a><br /><br />Nearing Singapore and its skyline<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFxlsDO0WnXj_W8s-vHYD3qlMoFRebLrUXPyb961D5KZfdFQcPWU_8YA_1tUv4cW0Bb7JyM3TTVm73ei9IFncQt_iQgyhLZmN1Zg5ltwyGM2s_wr8-Rn_uko3YYfue6fE1wd_h9UaYk-/s1600-h/IMG_9227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFxlsDO0WnXj_W8s-vHYD3qlMoFRebLrUXPyb961D5KZfdFQcPWU_8YA_1tUv4cW0Bb7JyM3TTVm73ei9IFncQt_iQgyhLZmN1Zg5ltwyGM2s_wr8-Rn_uko3YYfue6fE1wd_h9UaYk-/s400/IMG_9227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295939720613255202" /></a><br /><br />Finally, after a short 2h journey..we were back in Singapore. Saw Joel after a rather long time haha..feel that he has yet again grow taller liaoz..haha..in no time I think he will be taller than me hehe…Am go glad to have visited HCM at the beginning of 2009…thanks to the great company of Sharon and Kawei who have accompanied me during this wonderful journey..haha..so where’s my next destination?...<br /><br />Most likely is Beijing or Australia in May…<br /><br />How about Vietnam again? Hmm..one thing to say for definite..this will not be the last time im visiting Vietnam. It is just the beginning… =)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923085552069559732.post-36266566889788840662009-01-27T03:14:00.000-08:002009-01-27T03:49:29.924-08:00Day 3: 17th January 2009Yet to mention, we always have problems dealing and calculating our currencies in Dong and USD..haha..an interesting observation is that all of us will come together, calculate how much we have left or spend…in terms of Dong and USD..and sometimes at the end of the day when we were already so drained..such money problems become extraordinary difficult problem sums for us to solve haha…stil rmb the confused looks and puzzles tones which we have while doing the counting..is cute and farnie haha..<br /><br />Jason met us earlie today too at about 730am..Our 1st stop was Cao Dai temple. Realised it’s a fusion of many religions for this particular religion..the temple which we visited was unique.heard that there’s even a bigger one..a pity is that we didn’t have the chance to see how the service is carried out.I must say is a challenge to climb the steep stairs of the temple to reach to the top and have a bird’s eye view of the scenery ard the temple.but all is worthwhile when we finallie made it to the top and captured beautiful memories of the scenery!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd45YEyG-j2TVcb6_aaa-_SJFawLwxxy-cWnLnHLxdFngfziE9zGqtq3hM_H9DeY1v26MN-ma-Z1FTdJ2VlREKWT8NQo2fmQvwRCX94y9PUnDQRc1Nte09I2zHeCJaBLtpTWgjByNVNICw/s1600-h/caodai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd45YEyG-j2TVcb6_aaa-_SJFawLwxxy-cWnLnHLxdFngfziE9zGqtq3hM_H9DeY1v26MN-ma-Z1FTdJ2VlREKWT8NQo2fmQvwRCX94y9PUnDQRc1Nte09I2zHeCJaBLtpTWgjByNVNICw/s400/caodai.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938782139462946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS89N0FTxp0Kfd2ONwTnSBFuYFLCAwJHeUqenXZk5i4dyFiCntuchYxqe5HoCv3pEE-9XUsluS9mRdbozKj5Z4lG6ewAknwva_D7HVOopPHSYk8BfT0NqE24dWOf9t2KGcABXi9IUdCTO/s1600-h/caodai1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS89N0FTxp0Kfd2ONwTnSBFuYFLCAwJHeUqenXZk5i4dyFiCntuchYxqe5HoCv3pEE-9XUsluS9mRdbozKj5Z4lG6ewAknwva_D7HVOopPHSYk8BfT0NqE24dWOf9t2KGcABXi9IUdCTO/s400/caodai1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938694116461410" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTCSQvBFpih76hTZi_4s42yI5fuR_Ei9IP-tBL9C0Zprp3_i7B0QbhriCMyHskk11_IazSgdh-ITj0UwrBLiAgLajpY7gc31W5CyyoLtTK8BwsREmHwrmpfrACDKqkA8OPhDWaoRa_D-2/s1600-h/caodai2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTCSQvBFpih76hTZi_4s42yI5fuR_Ei9IP-tBL9C0Zprp3_i7B0QbhriCMyHskk11_IazSgdh-ITj0UwrBLiAgLajpY7gc31W5CyyoLtTK8BwsREmHwrmpfrACDKqkA8OPhDWaoRa_D-2/s400/caodai2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938537059194562" /></a><br /><br />Next, we departed for this rice fields. It’s our 1st time being in a rice padi field.seeing farmers in action on harvesting rice, the rice seeds, I must say planting rice is a tough job.Never waste rice! Totally require huge effort to reap harvest.<br /><br />I wonder if anyone has memories of a Planting Rice song which sounds like this:<br /><br />“Planting rice is never fun,<br />Bend from morning till evening.<br />Cannot stand and cannot sit.<br />Cannot rest for a little bit…”<br /><br />This song will always come into my mind when I bypass rice fields or farming activities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZEE6qNMAwheu1wgqS0XSJKbeiks930ZrjZkV73L4enje5Kl8ySGHtr_Sw-nnglju7OGeYRILdDpD2zajmMwug7cYSO7inROWwqrzXPKT6X5Wvslkk5us6s4F_e0_OKjb52ac_GTeH66U/s1600-h/ricefield1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZEE6qNMAwheu1wgqS0XSJKbeiks930ZrjZkV73L4enje5Kl8ySGHtr_Sw-nnglju7OGeYRILdDpD2zajmMwug7cYSO7inROWwqrzXPKT6X5Wvslkk5us6s4F_e0_OKjb52ac_GTeH66U/s400/ricefield1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938341983058290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-we7Lu9-X2T6FulZtK1vL0aYMfF73zfOP9yj22SL-vsOFUhseziHTaHlwmpslS-MF3DYLfoXITnuJXXz5abtIfLLOca6neoXlHM3Fkkyt64ku3XBkrk9XdkXo_yUdcMmAtI87X9HjTTQ-/s1600-h/ricefield2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-we7Lu9-X2T6FulZtK1vL0aYMfF73zfOP9yj22SL-vsOFUhseziHTaHlwmpslS-MF3DYLfoXITnuJXXz5abtIfLLOca6neoXlHM3Fkkyt64ku3XBkrk9XdkXo_yUdcMmAtI87X9HjTTQ-/s400/ricefield2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938220146205698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXSsLAx8TCW6-k91EE2DHwnEQa61TYRhRe-prpr0HX5pGaiSRGl1HpUMyT8YaJiWVYSeeT3deHycy2Korwe0ahsxk9xu1kBhWyB8uo7JEFx05nj9o25M8imbjWOTKP7QeD6_K0lnUWQRW/s1600-h/ricefield3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXSsLAx8TCW6-k91EE2DHwnEQa61TYRhRe-prpr0HX5pGaiSRGl1HpUMyT8YaJiWVYSeeT3deHycy2Korwe0ahsxk9xu1kBhWyB8uo7JEFx05nj9o25M8imbjWOTKP7QeD6_K0lnUWQRW/s400/ricefield3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295938099843498930" /></a><br /><br />We came upon this Mekong Delta rest along the journey to the pier. It’s very beautifully designed with fruit trees and lotus flowers.<br /><br />Propaganda along the way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaBASehy5355LH652p03UK0d74JfJJseI9Iy2Q7PPXx0hKHYu8tXdcwSHk_XSVDbQAOuj2fodxTOeJpW-92e8tQh7-hYD-EN0ccdhK577tZ7Cx4Kh35I-SqTRkiixW1qX1_rnjUtcRM2P/s1600-h/propaganda.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaBASehy5355LH652p03UK0d74JfJJseI9Iy2Q7PPXx0hKHYu8tXdcwSHk_XSVDbQAOuj2fodxTOeJpW-92e8tQh7-hYD-EN0ccdhK577tZ7Cx4Kh35I-SqTRkiixW1qX1_rnjUtcRM2P/s400/propaganda.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295936125111623602" /></a><br /><br />And then, we finally reach the pier to take the boat ride with Ms Mekong(I suspect this is not her real name haha)as our boat driver to bring us to her house for lunch!<br /><br />Scenes at the pier where tourists buy hats!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BpI1FIbCmdwrE9IT4R9XXVwA5xaPflLm8_aBQ-cy8rBarataDLvF1WLTOLYev5Aw50909zo2YWX9Sf4tE-7Cc4TPU0IGaTa1o6v51Sn6tsXcynO1gkPWxEn1TIobdVsLDnm0gVgzq9HV/s1600-h/hats+buying.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BpI1FIbCmdwrE9IT4R9XXVwA5xaPflLm8_aBQ-cy8rBarataDLvF1WLTOLYev5Aw50909zo2YWX9Sf4tE-7Cc4TPU0IGaTa1o6v51Sn6tsXcynO1gkPWxEn1TIobdVsLDnm0gVgzq9HV/s400/hats+buying.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295936017106075986" /></a><br /><br />The motorboat ride was spectacular with scenery that I never imagine myself having a chance to be in.<br /><br />Along motorboat ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBPo7Wrw0r14oV-iBK04HbsidE2DOVNOzrgFq5xJeYwxpvsXo6o6I4OucU2jnJeZj2mR4i9DZAj-5a_dulvfx7gYBCmwWk5PJ0nJjNgwzRkTKjO2CicQsjZTnJfOKAxt0l-cdFZH7AHjN/s1600-h/along+motorboat+ride.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBPo7Wrw0r14oV-iBK04HbsidE2DOVNOzrgFq5xJeYwxpvsXo6o6I4OucU2jnJeZj2mR4i9DZAj-5a_dulvfx7gYBCmwWk5PJ0nJjNgwzRkTKjO2CicQsjZTnJfOKAxt0l-cdFZH7AHjN/s400/along+motorboat+ride.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295935901197862578" /></a><br /><br />Is like a survivor journey which I only get to see in reality shows or travel shows.The beauty of Mekong Delta is captivating.With nature, with the sea, I cant reallie ask for more.The air is fresh too.I witness the simple housing which the villagers live in, their lifestyle, their mode of transport..<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzRTRn5o6g2GRz6_sDvyFhV_iQVLr1qTAToTzqpZCVI-ZNgT93JWroEeAN1tll-bSgMcmCU8WxH_NO1BLu2oRdyu9MKgr8NFgGDauHtZnLhK9hkq97fAfmse5uJfB4Ygv4zAxjycasYpT/s1600-h/along+motorboat+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzRTRn5o6g2GRz6_sDvyFhV_iQVLr1qTAToTzqpZCVI-ZNgT93JWroEeAN1tll-bSgMcmCU8WxH_NO1BLu2oRdyu9MKgr8NFgGDauHtZnLhK9hkq97fAfmse5uJfB4Ygv4zAxjycasYpT/s400/along+motorboat+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295935760173347490" /></a><br /><br />Motorboat ride where each of us have an experience of driving a motorboat<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI1on9rzkRoap2yAPdY5L-IaJLmoNHFTVG7LnvzMlXsLBNK_Fo2dp8vsVo68_sUVPAegAyoZ5OPaJSMRibJGN59IROEHVIi2T6vLvQDNR0UeGrO6CLfcFjwNSF90n_Hf_5AI9avevEl61/s1600-h/motorboat+ride.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI1on9rzkRoap2yAPdY5L-IaJLmoNHFTVG7LnvzMlXsLBNK_Fo2dp8vsVo68_sUVPAegAyoZ5OPaJSMRibJGN59IROEHVIi2T6vLvQDNR0UeGrO6CLfcFjwNSF90n_Hf_5AI9avevEl61/s400/motorboat+ride.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295935526824233698" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also passed by the Floating Market. Jason got us a big watermelon which he purchased from one of the sellers at the Floating Market..It was totally juicy!<br /><br />Floating Market <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy9luNNu9Mg814-6JrIRDPGuKewVVFMioeV-4wBYSE1khaIJgZsrv-N_xx16YMdjP4MIwkNjKzjUhhCScRlFVtERsOtElm9mopJT_VnPJ0-AEppkuSr94pTOBRH5zg5005PhzqWmtxZB_/s1600-h/floating+market1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy9luNNu9Mg814-6JrIRDPGuKewVVFMioeV-4wBYSE1khaIJgZsrv-N_xx16YMdjP4MIwkNjKzjUhhCScRlFVtERsOtElm9mopJT_VnPJ0-AEppkuSr94pTOBRH5zg5005PhzqWmtxZB_/s400/floating+market1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295935169383608130" /></a><br /><br />Watermelon Bite<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbb2uQDd5SuMFLb5BEK1eF87QIyQJxWsz8fn6Ru_4XutNXNYZlJ4gx-Sx339ezcrsmHzBEQnIm6MwJQuXvNdK7Pw8LIjzSsJyPeN3hS7QFIjnLPLWC1nUCEIKREpPeCZGcej_Zs-3vu0n/s1600-h/watermelon+eat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbb2uQDd5SuMFLb5BEK1eF87QIyQJxWsz8fn6Ru_4XutNXNYZlJ4gx-Sx339ezcrsmHzBEQnIm6MwJQuXvNdK7Pw8LIjzSsJyPeN3hS7QFIjnLPLWC1nUCEIKREpPeCZGcej_Zs-3vu0n/s400/watermelon+eat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295934945830649282" /></a><br /><br />We also had a stop over the place where coconut candies and rice paper and pop rice were made..very interesting to witness these processes.<br />Coconut candy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqOSqKmMEdCjzKYsc6A5Q-ktvyNjoDWWCM00XD59HhwXm0BSNwiq5do8H4ZY4_L1B6L4puI6l1u1eOYIiWCOHrpM9puHuv-6UJ2DDE2Xj3iUce7fii04gaqOxyyfG7kUGKlQvT16vzkcp/s1600-h/coconut+cndy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqOSqKmMEdCjzKYsc6A5Q-ktvyNjoDWWCM00XD59HhwXm0BSNwiq5do8H4ZY4_L1B6L4puI6l1u1eOYIiWCOHrpM9puHuv-6UJ2DDE2Xj3iUce7fii04gaqOxyyfG7kUGKlQvT16vzkcp/s400/coconut+cndy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295934706988114994" /></a><br /><br />Pop rice and rice paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnJHUfhFyQ7CwRt65b0U5q8KuTxdY7qUTUPYSs50G59v08c5v_s0acdnfMe6r0R2Sg4QpGEMI8ZO3YTUBSj2-NEOguP83j2sboTzK6xhAeRTzrssMF0k2YjoiKZIHT3q6U87sQV8ghmWH/s1600-h/rice+paper+and+pop+rice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnJHUfhFyQ7CwRt65b0U5q8KuTxdY7qUTUPYSs50G59v08c5v_s0acdnfMe6r0R2Sg4QpGEMI8ZO3YTUBSj2-NEOguP83j2sboTzK6xhAeRTzrssMF0k2YjoiKZIHT3q6U87sQV8ghmWH/s400/rice+paper+and+pop+rice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295934485190697346" /></a><br /><br />Finally, we reached Cai Be Mainland Market. A microscopic view to see what is sold in the market..the stye of doing business..saw many intriguing matters in the market..up close and personal..we liked this part of the trip a lot!<br /><br />Buying bananas from an old lady.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMd6DPoz7vQdyTB3kekevG5KwOBe_7P44l_VqSHcEpnGlpJSoF8g9l-jiH3IFwjUJqXLUpMqWSSLWMFMS3AtI72d5n5uUCwYJJoMbdjURdElyIKq-bBZj71Vy1KehNrwUIGKBUv7IoSAG/s1600-h/caibe+banana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMd6DPoz7vQdyTB3kekevG5KwOBe_7P44l_VqSHcEpnGlpJSoF8g9l-jiH3IFwjUJqXLUpMqWSSLWMFMS3AtI72d5n5uUCwYJJoMbdjURdElyIKq-bBZj71Vy1KehNrwUIGKBUv7IoSAG/s400/caibe+banana.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295934286910396354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RPnDFDaJb4mvSU-BERBaISEFbmXUS9UH5KJvEoWZS0XhQIfSxRoXHjpAGrE8yLSMqRhZGXz1_b2-0QBw3zGialqzWTDdstKi3dP4_rtTMbpgEiZDuR_jmcoA_hkw__UtH3yTdAkjHhFN/s1600-h/caibe1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNVU0vPaneoczV8cIdmPomQW6YfxD6lRNQd7ORw2mYZh-i8SiYdpll-JZ7UiE6Gih_HfbPzNFPI1upQXNxq6nWWmKC1T4ccPNk8qdHnVTl8FR0_EaXWNL27YSw96n3Uq9ojL4LoCJK6DQ/s400/caibe4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295933893590766242" /></a><br /><br />Saloon in Caibe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7irm124SXD2cRC0BJtFxGopOnXPZOiC1XJBM1hv5kbfDPu2TQRhb9MOt9bqr78iPYpVaZaFMX6jiAxC2bP7BBCjZYX9pYv8suLEkX6w9hm70oChMpamx_s-919MtMfYrM0TtiRbgZbfGC/s1600-h/saloon+at+aibe.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7irm124SXD2cRC0BJtFxGopOnXPZOiC1XJBM1hv5kbfDPu2TQRhb9MOt9bqr78iPYpVaZaFMX6jiAxC2bP7BBCjZYX9pYv8suLEkX6w9hm70oChMpamx_s-919MtMfYrM0TtiRbgZbfGC/s400/saloon+at+aibe.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295933778267215074" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C2PpQJC16SZegxNxOyzZ_nX5z0pvjYpX9YFgG4Kzhj0-yT-8ln3LwqZBAz0navQaoZQTv2tbNzskeJugubgp56akl51x9Xo29QR56FbcXvrKrkXGlKxvtB0Y07DmSXf4HQPJtt5mp-G1/s1600-h/us+at+caibe.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_SSvScopJNHvEynUv-3bMNB6-xFLJnll-SNuoDOQmOyHOdTGrqGZ3I68zDmmO_IS2MnDBtkH5zb0uBYo4kFZpb5RKA5M8dW4_KGvkM40jIm7cCYjuhmqh5U5XjigHW0oiaHfRuKMAu9a/s400/caibe5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295933434817175186" /></a><br /><br />Little boy who keep saying hello and very excited to see us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VVJqOjKXG-fanspZ9z46tGSDS_RoobFsbs5uVOW0m6AonvgXGS4qm3HOvEmmpWvL68j4grjTepEfnh_h1crrWLAeFNSfq4Qpo9lktG1MiH_cElwd8oHP6eYXJ7ELV-Pxom4c2k0M5yo6/s1600-h/little+boy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VVJqOjKXG-fanspZ9z46tGSDS_RoobFsbs5uVOW0m6AonvgXGS4qm3HOvEmmpWvL68j4grjTepEfnh_h1crrWLAeFNSfq4Qpo9lktG1MiH_cElwd8oHP6eYXJ7ELV-Pxom4c2k0M5yo6/s400/little+boy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295933300629065266" /></a><br /><br />Us on ferry <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG7DPMT5Q0FsD9A1TXu8iRHaUeE0H-bBuKuBDCskh2vI6UkuJJYLNZFRJCRhsM70fJnkZw9JZGZc3F2zvTkrUUNepG3isUQ1woxCCLuS1RnAMVdwFkJge9zvQGQX_8MXBdNAnzH7uH_ZN/s1600-h/us+on+ferry+to+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG7DPMT5Q0FsD9A1TXu8iRHaUeE0H-bBuKuBDCskh2vI6UkuJJYLNZFRJCRhsM70fJnkZw9JZGZc3F2zvTkrUUNepG3isUQ1woxCCLuS1RnAMVdwFkJge9zvQGQX_8MXBdNAnzH7uH_ZN/s400/us+on+ferry+to+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295933108279095074" /></a><br /><br />The following sepia and black white pics depicts a very authentic village life in Vietnam..We are definitely lucky to have a chance to have lunch in an authentic setting of Vietnam..not restaurant..but in the house of Vietnamese. Thank you Jason for arranging such experience for us in this itinerary.<br /><br />Sepia look<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrw1mxTOMVG4jkrutNv4SLUsb7GigCrPfhcyUzib-DMyJpmPv14m4ovouYLzVLcb7y9QmOq8XtrSXXtWdj5VJ0me6lqGbqby1cKTtH9F15XZAfvTvL3CkM2J0qx95zDbWb2jF2th6IiFi/s1600-h/sepia+look.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrw1mxTOMVG4jkrutNv4SLUsb7GigCrPfhcyUzib-DMyJpmPv14m4ovouYLzVLcb7y9QmOq8XtrSXXtWdj5VJ0me6lqGbqby1cKTtH9F15XZAfvTvL3CkM2J0qx95zDbWb2jF2th6IiFi/s400/sepia+look.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295932877201059346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhf9wvxnUY2l_eOTy1i0BhxIruckYt3RG7_E2QFX0g0i1LUPeGbDo_GWx9SWx2a6qG8-FcWx1gnAYEIEdRdgYdN4NOhoFN51H0Gpo5THXWKrtItsnzm68LrsYweVRFMkvj4SYSewhGvQA/s1600-h/house1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhf9wvxnUY2l_eOTy1i0BhxIruckYt3RG7_E2QFX0g0i1LUPeGbDo_GWx9SWx2a6qG8-FcWx1gnAYEIEdRdgYdN4NOhoFN51H0Gpo5THXWKrtItsnzm68LrsYweVRFMkvj4SYSewhGvQA/s400/house1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295932754380935506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAErobZ_Lk0_Af6k3tkJzHQppRg1FGNT3e9b21xP7kx9BhTcvy7aBDOgZ9Eug5DOTd5kliVRCNBdjq71cMOgBYeWsOVyXeN-4cqlkxlAkDPy282yHsIH0jE40nK7BTrzJBegCUu7Qeymq/s1600-h/house2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAErobZ_Lk0_Af6k3tkJzHQppRg1FGNT3e9b21xP7kx9BhTcvy7aBDOgZ9Eug5DOTd5kliVRCNBdjq71cMOgBYeWsOVyXeN-4cqlkxlAkDPy282yHsIH0jE40nK7BTrzJBegCUu7Qeymq/s400/house2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295932409644392530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTYkZum5JMgNB0jTJqQtkRXzB9foKA2l0NTd1EFpFxbaIWWWe5Qpu726f83qj-M8g4nvRPB-i_2HGcEbGJ5d-XtFgIX62ySDWPdluXsgjehRzRHN03ubje3V50ePQmCNb1fMaRzMwl0cE/s1600-h/house3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTYkZum5JMgNB0jTJqQtkRXzB9foKA2l0NTd1EFpFxbaIWWWe5Qpu726f83qj-M8g4nvRPB-i_2HGcEbGJ5d-XtFgIX62ySDWPdluXsgjehRzRHN03ubje3V50ePQmCNb1fMaRzMwl0cE/s400/house3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295932079732128050" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cal4XLT0ZiZMrOnP-mda0pdKnq7YILp5dRhbWBjDgTsRoOgT44fSxw8rtt7_mNEH3BXrTp5q7b_q38gglGjx9FSSUv7MEd03c1owLo9H9UACdt0PZpFqkAyhkOZhBKTsBSuACkFU2gXf/s1600-h/house5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cal4XLT0ZiZMrOnP-mda0pdKnq7YILp5dRhbWBjDgTsRoOgT44fSxw8rtt7_mNEH3BXrTp5q7b_q38gglGjx9FSSUv7MEd03c1owLo9H9UACdt0PZpFqkAyhkOZhBKTsBSuACkFU2gXf/s400/house5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295931826295882690" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8P6jkJuLp6kbH_ZzqUXzytudjoMK07EPlc3Kbg7ij-IEuHfbdC4iGwPRM7IwADPfrNPfoUvyiQFnX8zruSbROHyVGill21BDl51BHWtIjuGTXpuUyhMAoaESPRpWLC5rPEy7uOLs_6oY/s1600-h/house6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8P6jkJuLp6kbH_ZzqUXzytudjoMK07EPlc3Kbg7ij-IEuHfbdC4iGwPRM7IwADPfrNPfoUvyiQFnX8zruSbROHyVGill21BDl51BHWtIjuGTXpuUyhMAoaESPRpWLC5rPEy7uOLs_6oY/s400/house6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295931586686504290" /></a><br /><br />Thank you to Ms Mekong and her mother-in-law for preparing a sumptuous meal for us. The delicacies and fruits were overwhelming for us. We enjoyed ourselves very much during this journey and the warm hospitatlity that the hosts display. Although we duno how to communicate in Vietnamese with them and only know how to say Xin chao/ Chao/Cam on, the smiles which the hosts display brought great warmth and displayed an unspoken friendliness in them.Totally heartwarming experience which we had!<br /><br />After this late lunch, we went back to the city for shopping again@ Saigon Square and Ben Thanh market. Totally deadbeat acuallie..haha at night, we met Jason again for a short night tour on a floating cruise which is like Jumbo restarant..can eat dinner..see performance..listen to songs..song dedication etc..<br /><br />Nightscene<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLRIL_txjmQA_JI2I-U75YwAvELjx0iDpEA3Pt56IJYuresCg1WfcAB6L7mxNEvNOLWvb5iz9e48RrTXQTQSUxwKl9M7tSNKmUwpP5KK9nG8Yef9tsdgMeTl5zdbHHReR8kbzf4Yy3w5w/s1600-h/nightscene.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLRIL_txjmQA_JI2I-U75YwAvELjx0iDpEA3Pt56IJYuresCg1WfcAB6L7mxNEvNOLWvb5iz9e48RrTXQTQSUxwKl9M7tSNKmUwpP5KK9nG8Yef9tsdgMeTl5zdbHHReR8kbzf4Yy3w5w/s400/nightscene.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295931242408474114" /></a><br /><br />Night cruise<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheth8Pr1M-__YlhwrBSxeJMCnwY7hlL3sZKUTPI8P2qa56ZINl4xHeAC1HeukHrvs80OTpwE9eKbRsjjyMXbRLUNTrpEMRgLU69CHtM5rSEcXuUSq59FttJyTsW83tfa7DSPySBefAPEq4/s1600-h/night+cruise.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheth8Pr1M-__YlhwrBSxeJMCnwY7hlL3sZKUTPI8P2qa56ZINl4xHeAC1HeukHrvs80OTpwE9eKbRsjjyMXbRLUNTrpEMRgLU69CHtM5rSEcXuUSq59FttJyTsW83tfa7DSPySBefAPEq4/s400/night+cruise.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295931020965069186" /></a><br /><br />Postbox.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_t5X-e6bAN2wFQFC8PQWEYMVbUt9VIsztdex00bPQBPDjdZgF2MYTmnOZefJDU7Y16sSjVgYdmI4JRajvClvp0ntYp8bKI-MxTrVcBDBb879cmcnbC0PxP_OXGvKxrW707l2WiBnI5LZ/s1600-h/postbox.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_t5X-e6bAN2wFQFC8PQWEYMVbUt9VIsztdex00bPQBPDjdZgF2MYTmnOZefJDU7Y16sSjVgYdmI4JRajvClvp0ntYp8bKI-MxTrVcBDBb879cmcnbC0PxP_OXGvKxrW707l2WiBnI5LZ/s400/postbox.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295930881222389570" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923085552069559732.post-87656498934708002682009-01-27T02:10:00.000-08:002009-01-27T03:14:44.699-08:00Day 2: 16th January 2009Here are some snapshots of the water puppet show we visited the day before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A7JE9126iubv9y3xPGXe7Q-qtLZpfaHhBjJKr1oGKv2k3z8pIU9HmRWBde1OhIbHc5R1kpdRqPzGjaLBnNdfJc5V8CMlkF0j028IYmWMHjwfRMx8riTdl9LSxceeR0IMLPZScyvmozGy/s1600-h/water+puppet1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3A7JE9126iubv9y3xPGXe7Q-qtLZpfaHhBjJKr1oGKv2k3z8pIU9HmRWBde1OhIbHc5R1kpdRqPzGjaLBnNdfJc5V8CMlkF0j028IYmWMHjwfRMx8riTdl9LSxceeR0IMLPZScyvmozGy/s400/water+puppet1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295929612421862194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzw42vUaqtAiizY43UfFTLZ9iNy5lbhM_bJu5R3RRfBIe2K-rMWWQsZkVJDRreeVH0LdTS1ZroknQRExwWXDOv_4CppF6GyM9OhChIsiO31KA84MGJtbeunUxO0iVFQ_RMgv1FeWSPM1R/s1600-h/water+puppet2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzw42vUaqtAiizY43UfFTLZ9iNy5lbhM_bJu5R3RRfBIe2K-rMWWQsZkVJDRreeVH0LdTS1ZroknQRExwWXDOv_4CppF6GyM9OhChIsiO31KA84MGJtbeunUxO0iVFQ_RMgv1FeWSPM1R/s400/water+puppet2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295929483915805938" /></a><br /><br />Next morning comes early as we wake up at about 7am for the adventure to be revealed.In Vietnam, the day seems to brighten up much earlier than in Singapore.At about 4 to 5, I can see the sun rays illuminating into our room.<br /><br />A picture of the sunrise from the room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3KUrb4VfvbfgZIOglC7Px-eeeO6Ty8ESxleituTojRRjnEDd7Wyd_YOM9QycVH97hJQoSkfI48Yl2p7WcYXrx0VgDYTJjdT5Cy2fS4uy7TYQR-RzVEp_KuEQu-Lo386pk0bZlYnwJFOi/s1600-h/IMG_9132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3KUrb4VfvbfgZIOglC7Px-eeeO6Ty8ESxleituTojRRjnEDd7Wyd_YOM9QycVH97hJQoSkfI48Yl2p7WcYXrx0VgDYTJjdT5Cy2fS4uy7TYQR-RzVEp_KuEQu-Lo386pk0bZlYnwJFOi/s400/IMG_9132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295929262454317250" /></a><br /><br />We had breakfast at the Hotel,which is inclusive, before meeting Jason and the driver.The streets of HCM was packed by then with motorbikes and cars.We also saw many Vietnamese sitting along the streets on small little stools and enjoying their coffee.Kind of a culture for them as we see such scenes everywhere. Very relaxed indeed..<br /><br />Street scenes in HCM.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQgNvuyRdpMM4nJa4b2LdtdD7BYq9IrZT4yXejnArhmbDg4-0I63Y_pkgKRqE3_qv_kULH0xUU5KsKxriR0RXjHKui1pL75ViWATbfSDikQaMhB3rzFzvVuSq2wjEEbGHfM4xu8gBHEtb/s1600-h/streets+daylight+day2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQgNvuyRdpMM4nJa4b2LdtdD7BYq9IrZT4yXejnArhmbDg4-0I63Y_pkgKRqE3_qv_kULH0xUU5KsKxriR0RXjHKui1pL75ViWATbfSDikQaMhB3rzFzvVuSq2wjEEbGHfM4xu8gBHEtb/s400/streets+daylight+day2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295928931426410722" /></a><br /><br />Along the way, I estimate that in every 10km, cows can be seen! Be it a brown one, black, white one..you can see them grazing the grassland freely. I cant help but feel excited seeing these cows!haha…<br /><br />Cow pic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZtNfpbasiJlOzNCKMcglXFv-FPfIcqsqrWEhUrRVNFbqoDUSaO81-wTOnRbpeEHrGOuP0Q-RmBS-L_jE4LgM1te0ePWn11rPxeJ_uJyQJx0VF-5Tw54TlPRAC2LrLwvP_aigBBF3amvo/s1600-h/IMG_9139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZtNfpbasiJlOzNCKMcglXFv-FPfIcqsqrWEhUrRVNFbqoDUSaO81-wTOnRbpeEHrGOuP0Q-RmBS-L_jE4LgM1te0ePWn11rPxeJ_uJyQJx0VF-5Tw54TlPRAC2LrLwvP_aigBBF3amvo/s400/IMG_9139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295928554782128242" /></a><br /><br />Our 1st stop was to this handicraft centre where crafts are made frm egg shell..it’s brilliant art that egg shells can be utilized in such manner, producing many interesting work.I kinda regret not getting the artpiece as seen in the pic below..now I can only enjoy a photograph taken of it hehe..<br /><br />The artwork which I like a lot<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-z7yXCQXiqcmttnQ_R967DwY5gt-ZCKhk0saeUIHjLGQ7P7tk-2ivuA6HvpgI31ghCG_LRkCGywikUD141XY1puHPqk7yZ-IYCpSKjS3pvMP9TGYG3Xty2N6tQYuf9MMyl-NTTqG5R1p/s1600-h/IMG_9151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-z7yXCQXiqcmttnQ_R967DwY5gt-ZCKhk0saeUIHjLGQ7P7tk-2ivuA6HvpgI31ghCG_LRkCGywikUD141XY1puHPqk7yZ-IYCpSKjS3pvMP9TGYG3Xty2N6tQYuf9MMyl-NTTqG5R1p/s400/IMG_9151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295928371897182770" /></a><br /><br />People in action.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcTUagHyKVkjC-UPKoQgVphJhcm5VPOrbEsoA4dyBJODkY3SLHw43DpQrjd4OMNvpSJiVbbcyNPk1oarilGfjtMGLaevG6aU3KKHvM7f0T7bzjMlTZZqNcAadCXXjodPkmJCGunpH0rGR/s1600-h/eggshell1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcTUagHyKVkjC-UPKoQgVphJhcm5VPOrbEsoA4dyBJODkY3SLHw43DpQrjd4OMNvpSJiVbbcyNPk1oarilGfjtMGLaevG6aU3KKHvM7f0T7bzjMlTZZqNcAadCXXjodPkmJCGunpH0rGR/s400/eggshell1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295928257740011826" /></a><br /><br />Handicrafts galore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLihmgN3cKNOeximTjTSdJ2w4w5rUqOxETJTknmejEJoeK63mnrNWBvemqyx15ss3Jqa0M1_qRrVHfNgjae9h2NJKVgSNva31UTm2pZygQKD5Ve8mQdBcP-TFlxmfmls4EpQWy6wptn5z1/s1600-h/eggshell2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLihmgN3cKNOeximTjTSdJ2w4w5rUqOxETJTknmejEJoeK63mnrNWBvemqyx15ss3Jqa0M1_qRrVHfNgjae9h2NJKVgSNva31UTm2pZygQKD5Ve8mQdBcP-TFlxmfmls4EpQWy6wptn5z1/s400/eggshell2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295928111853344386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1edENG7_rhOocedFb_akT0Y2vqvJSDOvideeXrerrUt1DElDCuUUPaZ08h4vt-apXXmsdS1stT5LTYk-FfDi1FzkW_IvFyDczximu1ZqaiU6bB4YTzt4iQC1OzVYWdCeB_4uWKRBdQjb/s1600-h/eggshell3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1edENG7_rhOocedFb_akT0Y2vqvJSDOvideeXrerrUt1DElDCuUUPaZ08h4vt-apXXmsdS1stT5LTYk-FfDi1FzkW_IvFyDczximu1ZqaiU6bB4YTzt4iQC1OzVYWdCeB_4uWKRBdQjb/s400/eggshell3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295927997609914354" /></a><br /><br />The next stop was to the ever-famouS Cuchi Tunnels..there seem to be many changes since Sharon’s last visit as heard..they got a walkway to the Cuchi tunnels..seem much cleaner too!And so, we started to explore under Jason’s guide, seeing different man-traps which the Vietnamese has brilliantly designed to escape from the Americans eyes.<br /><br />Traps everywhere!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1SLP-kDoMCdiSh5kWYdiJjppKJqn76_d-XA1VfDy9CYmaxjJKaMShy4pKGuz6Iu2rItULpeaZQPX4gG-_kMAg_1E4Eavk9o-21XFUc9pBHse5D1cQrkelUQuQCIdcFgLh7NRcFxzVGq5/s1600-h/traps1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1SLP-kDoMCdiSh5kWYdiJjppKJqn76_d-XA1VfDy9CYmaxjJKaMShy4pKGuz6Iu2rItULpeaZQPX4gG-_kMAg_1E4Eavk9o-21XFUc9pBHse5D1cQrkelUQuQCIdcFgLh7NRcFxzVGq5/s400/traps1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295927765747549394" /></a><br /><br />Tunnels so small..all for us to try whether we can squeeze in..I rmb the 1st tunnel which we attempted to move in was a nightmare..there were bats on one side and frogs on the other side, making us unable to move through that we have to come out!hehe..definitely a unforgettable experience..heard say the tunnels were actually widened to facilitate tourists to move through..Vietnamese are not really big-sized, rather small-sized I feel..no wonder they can climb through these tunnels!<br /><br />Us with the bombs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zcvL-uHP3snS7kbYzYCAvUq08LdjjYTE0zjomu6scbEaLnmoejvHPpRlN9hlyKWsBn-RwUPZQZUZxRKV1iWmydRSrqRiqj1rn5mjQKWDscb7_tTiL3lI4k63_OaL08L8UMdsFewdLkHa/s1600-h/bombs1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zcvL-uHP3snS7kbYzYCAvUq08LdjjYTE0zjomu6scbEaLnmoejvHPpRlN9hlyKWsBn-RwUPZQZUZxRKV1iWmydRSrqRiqj1rn5mjQKWDscb7_tTiL3lI4k63_OaL08L8UMdsFewdLkHa/s400/bombs1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295927554212719570" /></a><br /><br /><br />Us eating Tapioca and drinking tea~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJo1Fcjw0fYJcdmPuyPQ3v_J_8skNMWtmGBH36zldNX5CzzzbMtm-Ojdi00GtoKDavxABEnguURHHS3mWqiMu75MD6CCCbl3-nb9OrNPtUc2I7Ia-DeDMMdPldiiSFbDGDjpfPnpYLFFC/s1600-h/cuchi1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJo1Fcjw0fYJcdmPuyPQ3v_J_8skNMWtmGBH36zldNX5CzzzbMtm-Ojdi00GtoKDavxABEnguURHHS3mWqiMu75MD6CCCbl3-nb9OrNPtUc2I7Ia-DeDMMdPldiiSFbDGDjpfPnpYLFFC/s400/cuchi1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295927425118774306" /></a><br /><br />Posing with the tunnels!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIkEv7WTIc14JyIRnuRCArxhitCr1wXB2lfAOz4n2jIdYaLZBUCXgr9KwogaSI0Nc1RjFxtp2HtTgVYBMpMtUF0KJ8NHbzHm6767u_jAEf9LdsNl-JNcM_c67o1DYUmc7Q5og8O1kmk5b/s1600-h/cuchi3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIkEv7WTIc14JyIRnuRCArxhitCr1wXB2lfAOz4n2jIdYaLZBUCXgr9KwogaSI0Nc1RjFxtp2HtTgVYBMpMtUF0KJ8NHbzHm6767u_jAEf9LdsNl-JNcM_c67o1DYUmc7Q5og8O1kmk5b/s400/cuchi3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295927279025375442" /></a><br /><br /><br />Challenging ourselves with guns!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtY5xjm68IfUT5cvw2dp6r154XwGpvD2_8fLcdH20Y7jgD1nnN6jIqI1PSQOadhodQ-Y_XSwgMHG0w3TYHEeNRvRauK-Do724hMj8VRuDCXeZer0MSsn3iAki_NKf5xLT6E84OkO66Pau/s1600-h/cuchi4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtY5xjm68IfUT5cvw2dp6r154XwGpvD2_8fLcdH20Y7jgD1nnN6jIqI1PSQOadhodQ-Y_XSwgMHG0w3TYHEeNRvRauK-Do724hMj8VRuDCXeZer0MSsn3iAki_NKf5xLT6E84OkO66Pau/s400/cuchi4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295926969799901554" /></a><br /><br /><br />After visiting Cuchi tunnels, it was almost noon time. We embarked on the 2nd part of our itinerary..that is to My Tho Islands…along the way, we encounter water buffalo which is bathing and suntanning..is reallie おおき!since is the ox year, we need no reason to take pics with it!hehe..<br /><br />Water Buffalo 写真集<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLkb-02ylcIB-XWjuqIdReQhPcGbW5zDNuVMXdApEW2Lu2Ktk8FpHFIF-QBT4Oc-M20lqrt_owr7ItTFS5Yn3C6UBfx2k0VtLcFbYAyg3Eg4q_GgXa65OxlTjgDYHNSckKJAFuuMhSIj-/s1600-h/waterbuffalo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLkb-02ylcIB-XWjuqIdReQhPcGbW5zDNuVMXdApEW2Lu2Ktk8FpHFIF-QBT4Oc-M20lqrt_owr7ItTFS5Yn3C6UBfx2k0VtLcFbYAyg3Eg4q_GgXa65OxlTjgDYHNSckKJAFuuMhSIj-/s400/waterbuffalo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295926598788998146" /></a><br /><br />Us with the water buffalo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB48oOmx_QR3lv18MUYaQ2V5STkMr3BDmas5LhLH9bXqo5sSKUHcFo4QWFVVSlqdn0LdTHeXDz3ewlbO2CTVEc5yP7e0F745_UqYG3s6HB34DFKemZttdwvA4wa-2zj3I42F8qaP7_s2JO/s1600-h/IMG_9180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB48oOmx_QR3lv18MUYaQ2V5STkMr3BDmas5LhLH9bXqo5sSKUHcFo4QWFVVSlqdn0LdTHeXDz3ewlbO2CTVEc5yP7e0F745_UqYG3s6HB34DFKemZttdwvA4wa-2zj3I42F8qaP7_s2JO/s400/IMG_9180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295926429467767458" /></a><br /><br />Waterbuffalo and me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEf5M0ELvRgnZDJZQVLVVjwPVmvOUnHxTu3Ug5jdWtPH4jEmgf9Jtw1oTuOmhxt2EuX_hp-_khOvAODaWpSkoCYdiFiTH-Y4MM4SC0pPbEcwnQRlXZ-AB-EG-r-2NZHLwsGezcSHjof5_/s1600-h/IMG_9186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEf5M0ELvRgnZDJZQVLVVjwPVmvOUnHxTu3Ug5jdWtPH4jEmgf9Jtw1oTuOmhxt2EuX_hp-_khOvAODaWpSkoCYdiFiTH-Y4MM4SC0pPbEcwnQRlXZ-AB-EG-r-2NZHLwsGezcSHjof5_/s400/IMG_9186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295926011975689826" /></a><br /><br /><br />The My Tho trip comprises cruising through the Mekong Delta to visit the different islands around it.On each island, we explored the highlights like visiting the fruit plantation, hand rowing sampan, python encounter, monkey bridge, coconut candy making..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7O5w2wqcPAxXwZi0hIXaIiglRwIguvgYlwrmTQA5nk-e12qH-KJVNSxcfXNjgsn0p0vbPRZH6AgVaKerWfOZGmReVgVML2hzz2GNPYQPNOpayaRAXblQN4Hi6d4G_t_a_RArq2myc1Mu/s1600-h/mt+tho1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7O5w2wqcPAxXwZi0hIXaIiglRwIguvgYlwrmTQA5nk-e12qH-KJVNSxcfXNjgsn0p0vbPRZH6AgVaKerWfOZGmReVgVML2hzz2GNPYQPNOpayaRAXblQN4Hi6d4G_t_a_RArq2myc1Mu/s400/mt+tho1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295924968856485266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNn1YLI2uPy_CQjxS8cqTHFdiQOGiflS4HSpODX0Eth1AqHxjxC6n9KtyjRs-JhkrRYKA2uViwmxf3NvF7IFRo_RXx2sRStVx6Yi_3ge9_LbZYZPsPENKxeHYSMSreI90d7Le9D-dIe7u/s1600-h/my+tho2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNn1YLI2uPy_CQjxS8cqTHFdiQOGiflS4HSpODX0Eth1AqHxjxC6n9KtyjRs-JhkrRYKA2uViwmxf3NvF7IFRo_RXx2sRStVx6Yi_3ge9_LbZYZPsPENKxeHYSMSreI90d7Le9D-dIe7u/s400/my+tho2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295922662643184866" /></a><br /><br />We also had a sumptuous lunch with the famous Elephant Ear Fish and also learnt how to prepare hand-made spring rolls..I tried the Saigon Beer..not bad!<br /><br />Lunch on day2.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhZ1nhaznR-zkm1RI_fK6ovIWA40MYrV1bK0hLH1REDLme8-dgrNpXySeB2vphD7b2AiM7h_6pGtd1oXdG9alaAShVUIwVh15kLlsduUw2nqXj8fHIyqOcB2XsgBydxDPeLUhl68pPIYH/s1600-h/lunch+day2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhZ1nhaznR-zkm1RI_fK6ovIWA40MYrV1bK0hLH1REDLme8-dgrNpXySeB2vphD7b2AiM7h_6pGtd1oXdG9alaAShVUIwVh15kLlsduUw2nqXj8fHIyqOcB2XsgBydxDPeLUhl68pPIYH/s400/lunch+day2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295922434711952450" /></a><br /><br />Jason and us on the boat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5bWp65RFdMw-se8abcLTA02nEa0gJhg3JaZ3RH8SJI-kOrQ6l8SqU42gL-5LmYYLf4vBoP3eBSRNwUS6je92TuRu5dzHsn8uKKX9AkJ9JRyGWJ6S87UMGx7s6zRN9Lc-8xk_ylWlaQ0v/s1600-h/IMG_9192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5bWp65RFdMw-se8abcLTA02nEa0gJhg3JaZ3RH8SJI-kOrQ6l8SqU42gL-5LmYYLf4vBoP3eBSRNwUS6je92TuRu5dzHsn8uKKX9AkJ9JRyGWJ6S87UMGx7s6zRN9Lc-8xk_ylWlaQ0v/s400/IMG_9192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295922314966149890" /></a><br /><br />Aesthetic beauty on Mekong Delta.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemuQVbu1Q7Huk5aVoWRG-ylg9qUS-0PIKSD-gqGZvo5WCcBZG6-_F9rxtXduIjNxSxEzvRtVSU46Uv6K2GE-f5tnGzpGmBfwPEmsMRgdSgtz2YkU4Ef0mEb-Z0Amjrdh3L8QWAJt3V1RE/s1600-h/IMG_9187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemuQVbu1Q7Huk5aVoWRG-ylg9qUS-0PIKSD-gqGZvo5WCcBZG6-_F9rxtXduIjNxSxEzvRtVSU46Uv6K2GE-f5tnGzpGmBfwPEmsMRgdSgtz2YkU4Ef0mEb-Z0Amjrdh3L8QWAJt3V1RE/s400/IMG_9187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295922191509725234" /></a><br /><br /><br />Coconut husks made to good use.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO0mhfHw46lqDjSVy3hHvI6BdBUoHi3DhbED-VQlpAD8hE9XX60P7wrmIy4xtYFJSigL3o8m8cq2E3PECB1diSUM6TYa-oxuwaW5wkweoRzWABa_PSrKsvLO2l4twIsnH046CKv8-v867/s1600-h/IMG_9199.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO0mhfHw46lqDjSVy3hHvI6BdBUoHi3DhbED-VQlpAD8hE9XX60P7wrmIy4xtYFJSigL3o8m8cq2E3PECB1diSUM6TYa-oxuwaW5wkweoRzWABa_PSrKsvLO2l4twIsnH046CKv8-v867/s400/IMG_9199.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295921989444998674" /></a><br /><br />On the way to python encounter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa9q-0fEjBIRZAEI447h_4KKNcTbRhzF5rP08EsH0KVdjaaSzLhDGP-VaRCQV3otuXZiJK416l74fNrIZnRXeZQ-WfWZYPt90f4i-Cb1cK12zpcDubhgVgva92gSpYoNteHYyT5Pn-tYb/s1600-h/on+the+way+to+python.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa9q-0fEjBIRZAEI447h_4KKNcTbRhzF5rP08EsH0KVdjaaSzLhDGP-VaRCQV3otuXZiJK416l74fNrIZnRXeZQ-WfWZYPt90f4i-Cb1cK12zpcDubhgVgva92gSpYoNteHYyT5Pn-tYb/s400/on+the+way+to+python.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295921370182489346" /></a><br /><br />Python encounter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpr-63qImpx6WqXqjH8oeEf5FlHWGxzF34GPiu6ZVGk9ovkV8NLHaw9S_VLpeUmNXPbv0FI4YqBmLdLthLvNxx4XVgh7ABrTlv6BO0qASxqHpt7f6ueefOlB146bRHJaLmKwu40J4EWYy/s1600-h/python+encounter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpr-63qImpx6WqXqjH8oeEf5FlHWGxzF34GPiu6ZVGk9ovkV8NLHaw9S_VLpeUmNXPbv0FI4YqBmLdLthLvNxx4XVgh7ABrTlv6BO0qASxqHpt7f6ueefOlB146bRHJaLmKwu40J4EWYy/s400/python+encounter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295921145165479906" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fruit plantation<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V_2Qr7jDnXO-DLZpHR6WLXIev_g6gfSfyA2BJjCOz-1HqtjgXFmr0xd_OqAmD_iit0XIfIRg6yb72EtQX94VA3G-m4ayyHr_qJGRcV3YEPaxx9TFPfwOoenKty9jiCFicmKXAPAJRobW/s1600-h/food+plantation.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V_2Qr7jDnXO-DLZpHR6WLXIev_g6gfSfyA2BJjCOz-1HqtjgXFmr0xd_OqAmD_iit0XIfIRg6yb72EtQX94VA3G-m4ayyHr_qJGRcV3YEPaxx9TFPfwOoenKty9jiCFicmKXAPAJRobW/s400/food+plantation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295920802177476274" /></a><br /><br />The fruits are so yummy..i have never tasted so sweet papaya, watermelon, chiku, jackfruit before..it’s definitely a MUST to taste these fruits when you come to Vietnam!<br /><br />Fruits galore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd1gFrFdvF2ouGQIowrZBoX7KqUnrvatPslqT_x39fkCc0wHDwOgbbtwjJOwsw5Cy2CG-lhxjMHT2goGnL5xG4KHcvX9HCsxgRwDvd5cfakOrq-9OAY0sP3qLFLGb0BxPBwclLpVyFjxS/s1600-h/fruits+galore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd1gFrFdvF2ouGQIowrZBoX7KqUnrvatPslqT_x39fkCc0wHDwOgbbtwjJOwsw5Cy2CG-lhxjMHT2goGnL5xG4KHcvX9HCsxgRwDvd5cfakOrq-9OAY0sP3qLFLGb0BxPBwclLpVyFjxS/s400/fruits+galore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295920562828902194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBsSj-bcMK3yNOSqfHaIC8KomsDyg-4smzmfQpyZM8CfcTA6JQQDfxZpxzEcNSOR4k5iZd6reqTsIOyEmykRjND3ZCYQnfVosWgWRlxgnJ6ew1RF5pd0azky4FnTpmpwdj1VJSkcM3Kkx/s1600-h/boat+rowing+sampan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBsSj-bcMK3yNOSqfHaIC8KomsDyg-4smzmfQpyZM8CfcTA6JQQDfxZpxzEcNSOR4k5iZd6reqTsIOyEmykRjND3ZCYQnfVosWgWRlxgnJ6ew1RF5pd0azky4FnTpmpwdj1VJSkcM3Kkx/s400/boat+rowing+sampan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295920345769676994" /></a><br /><br />I basically made a huge mess while rowing the boat..I feel im slowing down the boat sampan speed actuallie but I dun care haha..jus thinking to have fun..the ladies rowing in front and behind me look very pretty…with their typical long hair and slender figure, you can probably imagine how beautiful they look like when rowing the sampans..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUbuKNQt5hHyxyLGG32sz_n1jcEBHpEM6lV5Ts1BvUztC48WbZRIgaSDWBvUS-qSlTTcYYX8Aenm0J0gi9AJxCq0kK_s5QcFE5waCxi2oNucGI2Y26YJF1tlp0kLPRwugT02gjAe_bELV/s1600-h/IMG_9212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUbuKNQt5hHyxyLGG32sz_n1jcEBHpEM6lV5Ts1BvUztC48WbZRIgaSDWBvUS-qSlTTcYYX8Aenm0J0gi9AJxCq0kK_s5QcFE5waCxi2oNucGI2Y26YJF1tlp0kLPRwugT02gjAe_bELV/s400/IMG_9212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295920137078558818" /></a><br />夕阳西下<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco2lb8uLKIDUG85qHfj_vFOhgzcYb60PwV998lA8QWG6EexN4L_Rai_aIiONH2YW-qpunIYPTLNPeoWnqpuXm-pykUhK1PvdHHD-23TqR84E-Zyo1PJfD_Opy2wE5vCUkyReXAEaVKv4D/s1600-h/pagoda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco2lb8uLKIDUG85qHfj_vFOhgzcYb60PwV998lA8QWG6EexN4L_Rai_aIiONH2YW-qpunIYPTLNPeoWnqpuXm-pykUhK1PvdHHD-23TqR84E-Zyo1PJfD_Opy2wE5vCUkyReXAEaVKv4D/s400/pagoda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295917814129390258" /></a><br />Nearing evening time, we made our way to a famous pagoda in Mekong Delta..u can see that it’s very magnificent with the intricate designs of its sculptures…what makes it best is that the sun is setting down when we reach the pagoda.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwuG3Uv84sVaCy2_Ac7PSdopZ0GNSjmFxtSNPaEj06i0mLtCnzqT8tks5hhKZToECXteL_fmcIdsdSlWsDP8j-TO3QY8qL9R9DyP7VSX7Gju-P-qPixBXfCcDc6n6azr3RgEmzDp35qia/s1600-h/pagoda3.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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From our opinion, Thanh Binh’s food is a better choice than this..the food was rather oily..no doubt is very very cheap to have meals over there..I had a bad stomach upset after this dinner..sent me diarrhoeaing in the middle of that night..tough luck man..<br /><br /><br />Dinner on day2.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0i83cHmVwyjJL2Kgwp1MykaIakxxHSt6csu8gU-XKDwUWi5JJVLddk-SFS-gRX-nI1nGMmfSoHq1SY4cQhxKwwM7SvJm8XLpySeK6gIXoE0cmKS7pXR9OoZ5BI3eZV0219qITVoShyDBE/s1600-h/dinner+day+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0i83cHmVwyjJL2Kgwp1MykaIakxxHSt6csu8gU-XKDwUWi5JJVLddk-SFS-gRX-nI1nGMmfSoHq1SY4cQhxKwwM7SvJm8XLpySeK6gIXoE0cmKS7pXR9OoZ5BI3eZV0219qITVoShyDBE/s400/dinner+day+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295914828410806194" /></a><br /><br /><br />After dinner, we made our way to the night market nearby Ben Thanh Market…All of us were trying to use up our Dong haha..and so we went around scurrying for good deals..bought some sports apparels for Dear, souvenirs, shoes..food..im surprised they sell many shoes over there..quite good deal..and I was contemplating whether to get a cold wear over there..still contemplating haha..until the 3rd day comes when I let loose my pocket and spend whatever I have hehe..<br /><br />It’s a pretty interesting day with many brand new experiences…looking forward to the next day’s adventure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3923085552069559732.post-85547375186111941562009-01-20T03:23:00.000-08:002009-01-21T07:08:09.276-08:00Day 1: 15th January 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySH5jwejatfjb_EwqebvnmFkKff7P7h_GxK3qj_09YHGAjS1P107No5cdXzo5vqhh0IYYBTwdW13cjXbErW4SVoe2mqRoowO_yvdTgqrdSRXcWQ2_NUSsxcO8Cd6N9jSZxCNZWADzlJvc/s1600-h/IMG_8970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySH5jwejatfjb_EwqebvnmFkKff7P7h_GxK3qj_09YHGAjS1P107No5cdXzo5vqhh0IYYBTwdW13cjXbErW4SVoe2mqRoowO_yvdTgqrdSRXcWQ2_NUSsxcO8Cd6N9jSZxCNZWADzlJvc/s400/IMG_8970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293336837053351378" /></a><br />Arrived @ Changi Airport @ about 510am~a bit stony at that time haha..met Kawei and Sharon we made our way to the check-in counter~ haha..all of us very stony at the wee hours but in our hearts aha..we are hoping to have a great time in Vietnam!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicADOh7kcYA3Lj0Gv9hocv3yPPfKHwD8AAqhsflj3s6TMJ4RzlMQiuNViciZcF8tbzwKnmJtr6XeWDU7fYtCYjBww4AjOgp5mqtZyqb1dA1kBYC7EZLwNMEjPiF5KQWB4t8QBVcz0RLmQP/s1600-h/IMG_8971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicADOh7kcYA3Lj0Gv9hocv3yPPfKHwD8AAqhsflj3s6TMJ4RzlMQiuNViciZcF8tbzwKnmJtr6XeWDU7fYtCYjBww4AjOgp5mqtZyqb1dA1kBYC7EZLwNMEjPiF5KQWB4t8QBVcz0RLmQP/s400/IMG_8971.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293337458817946482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN8eyze7rywb0Junz4zYkw7sRbjW3MjKZUYsw48isWiqloVkAfdKmC0eOo9WYOnCFXHCqficn1sfrTiAw7CRj4Myrw5OmKgQjvVVmV6gWknuF5vzu1MSk2yghPNW2Sp125u4__NMdVGpV/s1600-h/IMG_8972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN8eyze7rywb0Junz4zYkw7sRbjW3MjKZUYsw48isWiqloVkAfdKmC0eOo9WYOnCFXHCqficn1sfrTiAw7CRj4Myrw5OmKgQjvVVmV6gWknuF5vzu1MSk2yghPNW2Sp125u4__NMdVGpV/s320/IMG_8972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293337675008088898" /></a><br />~KW sleeping~<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf_L29_22MaHaMFrYWiNRxdBbFiN_wzO6tbZZtTZ_59zl0b0AYA5Itn4gkrGrcoEkkyYZUPnDh9uCQqFimWtp_T6wkb1mVKdAJexou_OHAnJACQSx-E-wN7Icwv8Oxnzt-fgQJs_bBSM3/s1600-h/IMG_8973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf_L29_22MaHaMFrYWiNRxdBbFiN_wzO6tbZZtTZ_59zl0b0AYA5Itn4gkrGrcoEkkyYZUPnDh9uCQqFimWtp_T6wkb1mVKdAJexou_OHAnJACQSx-E-wN7Icwv8Oxnzt-fgQJs_bBSM3/s320/IMG_8973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293337912745812242" /></a><br />~yagiza & sharon~<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D90-nU9e_j1kTeFPrnREQVCqwWTIjTpy8MW_lcGXAlA6ICOu35JBGxFPJNDozWDO23qE7-H7IIBZ2ZGYfGKqYfV1ACJN_PTThlWS_ebd-obD4lmCDIMhgFRw78y01QbQyAaQa1VDOjnd/s1600-h/IMG_8974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D90-nU9e_j1kTeFPrnREQVCqwWTIjTpy8MW_lcGXAlA6ICOu35JBGxFPJNDozWDO23qE7-H7IIBZ2ZGYfGKqYfV1ACJN_PTThlWS_ebd-obD4lmCDIMhgFRw78y01QbQyAaQa1VDOjnd/s320/IMG_8974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293338261155406098" /></a><br />caught this while on the plane<br /><br />birds eye view of vietnam--> looking forward as we are about to land~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbItwsFDLhAdy5X3RiVevZUQBzGGJGcUo0eFEFMEkKxaqvjkMGdnX9drs87R5xrpp42WUDcLA2nqpV_253Gck7IeQMjp9DCY4CtNsa2vUONg1Qgt6TroxabQnopW5s24ugM58fyL0BWtNZ/s1600-h/IMG_8975.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1_bjEkKI8d0zHk0UCtdoQDA7Z-iUTVR5BRoqLC8PPsOrO58pTikcHEqDWxdGu1BAM6otZdOHujMXVTomsdHIjD8HgoeHmAOSjwE5bfMA3k0pVi7gj977NAW0jICa3C5lUcnVZZgD6K-H/s320/IMG_8980.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293341483689103266" /></a><br /><br />the airport looks very new..i find it to be even better than taipei's airport haha..heard later from jason it was built like 2 yrs ago..<br /><br />and to our surprise, jason was waiting for us with beautiful roses at the arrival hall..thanks for the warm welcome..we definitely feel like stars hehe!He arrived along with the driver in a Mercedes van..great feeling indeed heh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhM-1lPsBkA6gbZA1juZMnGgdJiYfgIOlD1xwXxjyh5cO3PRHvs8mm-4uemohEso_D2knGyaoYWkvTSb1vMlQqhiXHQE1w_BhapFXF11vG66k6TVO2yZhh7h1InGofPxFD6nDuSTO1tMu/s1600-h/blog+day+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhM-1lPsBkA6gbZA1juZMnGgdJiYfgIOlD1xwXxjyh5cO3PRHvs8mm-4uemohEso_D2knGyaoYWkvTSb1vMlQqhiXHQE1w_BhapFXF11vG66k6TVO2yZhh7h1InGofPxFD6nDuSTO1tMu/s320/blog+day+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293341863332863794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kl6GO71DZFBCJkjSifOG2dc49vUHft38RVjUQsRsqnFASVGC6y9H8jGG6uccHANT40kT1KkhyphenhyphenhGMsVsSSQle3XTDenq1PzaLykc_4KxcMoJvu6ICCSV3VJSm4qC-6GJdx47BbsNy1V8A/s1600-h/IMG_8990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kl6GO71DZFBCJkjSifOG2dc49vUHft38RVjUQsRsqnFASVGC6y9H8jGG6uccHANT40kT1KkhyphenhyphenhGMsVsSSQle3XTDenq1PzaLykc_4KxcMoJvu6ICCSV3VJSm4qC-6GJdx47BbsNy1V8A/s400/IMG_8990.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293344275859468194" /></a><br />everywhere also motorbikes..EVERYWHERE i tell u!<br />busy finding our way out haha!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeeksn1N4Ev_hn59AvnRrLAqchsBWMd1y6sOsrRSSGl4bVAhKsngPvD3ZR38xPFxaQdro4LuJqgHKe7V3Lt_A4vIF-vV2u4biqKK3XlG7Vx9ch_8TiZSnt-sBm5l8myy_Z9vSKTC0Lp_O/s1600-h/IMG_8992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeeksn1N4Ev_hn59AvnRrLAqchsBWMd1y6sOsrRSSGl4bVAhKsngPvD3ZR38xPFxaQdro4LuJqgHKe7V3Lt_A4vIF-vV2u4biqKK3XlG7Vx9ch_8TiZSnt-sBm5l8myy_Z9vSKTC0Lp_O/s400/IMG_8992.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293344762407878818" /></a><br />Ben Thanh Market<br /><br />makan time!very hungry..settled our lunch @ Pho24 as recommended by Jason, located near Ha Hien Hotel and Ben Thanh Market.the soup base is sweet, the noodles is wonderful..totally heart it..and the interesting way of making coffee intrigues us~<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C1k7_8Ezcel5gd6rvGVBeuButdNFYdyrAKKM7uuRA4ekwbie66-xfIn9isgQdFjzx4wJPJ8W9YirET0zdqOzJNKfc2QVLHc-0OcOQ9gMgihwdXgDOivReXG1sC3_LpREEvb6zgFqy6Rq/s1600-h/IMG_8993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C1k7_8Ezcel5gd6rvGVBeuButdNFYdyrAKKM7uuRA4ekwbie66-xfIn9isgQdFjzx4wJPJ8W9YirET0zdqOzJNKfc2QVLHc-0OcOQ9gMgihwdXgDOivReXG1sC3_LpREEvb6zgFqy6Rq/s400/IMG_8993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293345198994166578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3rF5DG1ImhXNzd5jcLa3GvhR_w5qnPtN0fOeEgexPzdD9F6tLYreter_nZED_q_VeORLPwRk24qH9ltuh8H_CmaS-EznY7c407C0-LaYTdUm_uehzFTc64NEjEBc-V9N9eceNFYsbiLa/s1600-h/Pho+24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3rF5DG1ImhXNzd5jcLa3GvhR_w5qnPtN0fOeEgexPzdD9F6tLYreter_nZED_q_VeORLPwRk24qH9ltuh8H_CmaS-EznY7c407C0-LaYTdUm_uehzFTc64NEjEBc-V9N9eceNFYsbiLa/s400/Pho+24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293346500584996594" /></a><br /><br />Ben Thanh Market Highlights~went shopping on the 1st day..sharon bought a few things..at that time..she's still considered a novice in bargaining..but as time goes by..she manages to pick up some skills after me and kw tell her..MUS BARGAIN HARD!!heheheh..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAKqhS_0-8wbLm_9UcCaY-KrEodX4x2dlzt9AJ41eZuW0Gkzo_qJCAXDQMmA4akdBIP3o52AYVs878wpoTFHYNe9nZ1ZST5UHsoTP_3Prx1w-RZUjTTA6z30Uu1gegf0i1YEPvIKBG3PP/s1600-h/benthanh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAKqhS_0-8wbLm_9UcCaY-KrEodX4x2dlzt9AJ41eZuW0Gkzo_qJCAXDQMmA4akdBIP3o52AYVs878wpoTFHYNe9nZ1ZST5UHsoTP_3Prx1w-RZUjTTA6z30Uu1gegf0i1YEPvIKBG3PP/s400/benthanh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293347813336532546" /></a><br /><br />Toilet @ Ben Thanh market..according to sharon, the toilet situation seem to have improved tremendously..she went there 4 yrs ago i tink..den she say the toilet condition was very bad! i think hcm has undergone much transformation to become a modern city..probably bad toilet conditions are still observed in less developed parts of Vietnam which we have yet to see the real pic!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGo2mLZocBtdaUvRsO1c_vSBLXjjuRLYSluCaHVUdM6mU2XnBTZCF23yqKPIg7HIQnv9mXjtSb0Bqq4QkOidb07I_oCuoHaLBU1a03x9QIt7ABCl1rA-bptO_PYCKNPzZmCqqqGV-rn3R/s1600-h/IMG_9009.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQetDQ4LphRMwZ-5q39gClhXj-5onBQ8RG71B_ByYNS_XsKFxEd14iZOBPnldbIy2K4h9Ds5WFoaVHWI-VxGVuPBHFUhEphxJHN6pG0bL-wj5tDFwkXMtPum_vJ-L1Qs1fHnk8IOLcyoQW/s400/IMG_9014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293748398243156802" /></a><br /><br />Money exchanging in jewellery shop is the norm..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cfRUSK-Ls75taMSXvKHDeoPu_k5w3kQvcCmKHiu7A5u5PjakxiZGu_iVrWrrw8JI0WL-CSiazb761TcsyAyMpGzJwcFqH-IQrbQwGgyJ4eEO0yOyi3RGW-KJMhbRCc7ObYVOwDSHS2b_/s1600-h/IMG_9016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cfRUSK-Ls75taMSXvKHDeoPu_k5w3kQvcCmKHiu7A5u5PjakxiZGu_iVrWrrw8JI0WL-CSiazb761TcsyAyMpGzJwcFqH-IQrbQwGgyJ4eEO0yOyi3RGW-KJMhbRCc7ObYVOwDSHS2b_/s400/IMG_9016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293748863121597378" /></a><br /><br />something interesting in our hotel is that it has everyday-mats in its elevator~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IADH1Bibh2Jkz_G9vKDjr0j8t7IRpZU6ULwASddpo2k22ZUdlW88Wqf9pFgvWnBmJsre0QDqOcU_IJ_RFKymG63iOA9TGdpcbgQPELEUwww5ts9s7aaLqHYBqnxip0_cIaxC15KzMdxu/s1600-h/IMG_9015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IADH1Bibh2Jkz_G9vKDjr0j8t7IRpZU6ULwASddpo2k22ZUdlW88Wqf9pFgvWnBmJsre0QDqOcU_IJ_RFKymG63iOA9TGdpcbgQPELEUwww5ts9s7aaLqHYBqnxip0_cIaxC15KzMdxu/s400/IMG_9015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293748657577265282" /></a><br /><br />thereafter, we met jason @ ard 130pm..and started our city tour..going to different scenic and prominient landmarks in HCM..<br />a)Tianhou Temple<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K3WCJed48M4t9sCPY-zDgMbzVaMs87c0VBKHROp0OnHDvexvqTLUhePw0XQMtUESwTNZ2UuWdS7a09CrrA18UKXmY944Bsgf33LInw4eLUfKUcEmc_Bgrm2b59xBzHUFYwIiemZd1CJb/s1600-h/tianhou+tmeple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K3WCJed48M4t9sCPY-zDgMbzVaMs87c0VBKHROp0OnHDvexvqTLUhePw0XQMtUESwTNZ2UuWdS7a09CrrA18UKXmY944Bsgf33LInw4eLUfKUcEmc_Bgrm2b59xBzHUFYwIiemZd1CJb/s400/tianhou+tmeple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293752039787573026" /></a><br /><br />b)Some other Chinese Temples<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB2wCuLqbyyo9cBtWQA6bL2SiP9i2ND48rbt1LlVR4oTVnTw0Tjg0kMiV-yT0zIlgMrCAYmnxsrEo4m5Ee3UBlCrIAeCWVTEkoCWfBua3FMPe67X1IWLFJv7v0278729VX7clNFeWKw1u/s1600-h/temples+visit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB2wCuLqbyyo9cBtWQA6bL2SiP9i2ND48rbt1LlVR4oTVnTw0Tjg0kMiV-yT0zIlgMrCAYmnxsrEo4m5Ee3UBlCrIAeCWVTEkoCWfBua3FMPe67X1IWLFJv7v0278729VX7clNFeWKw1u/s400/temples+visit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293752476576188434" /></a><br /><br />Caught sight of this sports centre along our way..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8t8KRycWAJfCcsZ5xWRpT5WXH0-KZ0PdUx17Qwfkr1hnsFhWJK59kR5PRpiM25TCrz6R8uP5CCVdzmTYfyEKsictTqNBwJ89JJbInYs3Sbo2cY0RbxAtHO8N93SGZASDUGiQXn6qLbuJ/s1600-h/IMG_9032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8t8KRycWAJfCcsZ5xWRpT5WXH0-KZ0PdUx17Qwfkr1hnsFhWJK59kR5PRpiM25TCrz6R8uP5CCVdzmTYfyEKsictTqNBwJ89JJbInYs3Sbo2cY0RbxAtHO8N93SGZASDUGiQXn6qLbuJ/s400/IMG_9032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293752731599109506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUivOJ5bm6nnK64DD2AtW36nkKKqQBGc650fRtYIgjBPC3ML20_GEuqKaTrHW5K8SWneHwVbbPsROB4SdMAwvaz2_EvS9Z0okC0QRYydOj5u3O4AAOHwMVUWL6ARd34jX-12TGttoU2pz9/s1600-h/IMG_9033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUivOJ5bm6nnK64DD2AtW36nkKKqQBGc650fRtYIgjBPC3ML20_GEuqKaTrHW5K8SWneHwVbbPsROB4SdMAwvaz2_EvS9Z0okC0QRYydOj5u3O4AAOHwMVUWL6ARd34jX-12TGttoU2pz9/s400/IMG_9033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293752852070005794" /></a><br /><br />C)Binh Tay Market<br />we then made our way to the wholesale crazy crazy market(as quoted by Jason) called Binh Tay Market..as it;s nearing CNY, people buy a lot of food to go back to their village to sell or to buy as new year goodies..the crowd is awesome..we were definitely sandwiched!not by motorbikes this time..but by the sheer number of people!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHAZ-xU1h5rXSHXxdcPcHpKIz4N0rnnndsrKfJM2DFvPGIVEUSzpmzwAPT-OvlE5a2XIXuIcDBw3FwmdhcvqxcBmVw2xEyNSbBeZ1UKG1EQWH5dvxeBR6wvLkTXaG-p_DBih_C2IIB_mf/s1600-h/IMG_9036.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKuj-mHspzOJ5FUOSZsf5EewOx4BiWFUqpuOwkpmJzPMy-fmth6PN7xN2VFbieEKI5ijqk0GeO2yfIDHf_7N4Vp0kGxbGZVw-NMRQ8vr-Dohiyr9HcrLu30LMi600elu_zMo_ZoKxEHTe/s400/DSCF5070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293757974761065954" /></a><br /><br />sharon bought this dried kiwi...i didnt taste it..but acc to her..she say is very nice!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlMZxaqNGROFxSDffGNTSo9JoV1QqJZw6cAXPc6VTLJDPH5t2gPmGZCTo5fEPPVw05xIEUPXoLuM26F1UBjIxGFM-3QP7Wk699nS7kK50AUtGcN-s7Q6e36xbh_sf5fM3VwwNfyjCbEW/s1600-h/IMG_9045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOlMZxaqNGROFxSDffGNTSo9JoV1QqJZw6cAXPc6VTLJDPH5t2gPmGZCTo5fEPPVw05xIEUPXoLuM26F1UBjIxGFM-3QP7Wk699nS7kK50AUtGcN-s7Q6e36xbh_sf5fM3VwwNfyjCbEW/s400/IMG_9045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293754375983958866" /></a><br /><br />look at the bundle of cables..goodness..is a hazard as we saw these bundles everywhere in HCM..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75RgBKvFTdDK2G8ht0jr_s3-tkcN5XFTTG2ddwM6XtyPMcfy4Xh-z6u3k6xvBCa4wO0JwmG9-3cUJDl0y4BlsyhOcf7Fy7ANEYSUszc-Lr3t8q1KAY8AEHAyc_jeUWHIpyYry_rWu4kxC/s1600-h/IMG_9047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75RgBKvFTdDK2G8ht0jr_s3-tkcN5XFTTG2ddwM6XtyPMcfy4Xh-z6u3k6xvBCa4wO0JwmG9-3cUJDl0y4BlsyhOcf7Fy7ANEYSUszc-Lr3t8q1KAY8AEHAyc_jeUWHIpyYry_rWu4kxC/s400/IMG_9047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293754683940156210" /></a><br /><br />d)our next stop is HCM City Museum..showcases a series of historical events, wartimes, culture, marriage customs in Vietnam..pretty interesting with its exhibitions and descriptions..simple people but with the never-to-die attitude..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxkIB-34mS5scuNRYppyBuwava7QCVnOJPaeceaUwVxqDpbyep7JBWOX7UIQc2cUPBqAO1ohNJoLLKjBFYjgPwG39NYcAB_YrwTLd0CN-Lj1py8hCgwh8r1CAs9fGx2WG4ANFz0AOoIqx/s1600-h/hcm+city+museum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxkIB-34mS5scuNRYppyBuwava7QCVnOJPaeceaUwVxqDpbyep7JBWOX7UIQc2cUPBqAO1ohNJoLLKjBFYjgPwG39NYcAB_YrwTLd0CN-Lj1py8hCgwh8r1CAs9fGx2WG4ANFz0AOoIqx/s400/hcm+city+museum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293755651651670514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFXITcnVLhKwJ753o0fARs13P0CnaL1Y0ZKLH8ktRxn16yyRixWNu_5okyAUeY75Nv0brCQkcJz8MBBR1cKm7_AX-QopJbX8j9Wb_wDUahyTo4yWr2UsqlmpPfJGT68th9Oh4LZxFmSCF/s1600-h/IMG_9064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFXITcnVLhKwJ753o0fARs13P0CnaL1Y0ZKLH8ktRxn16yyRixWNu_5okyAUeY75Nv0brCQkcJz8MBBR1cKm7_AX-QopJbX8j9Wb_wDUahyTo4yWr2UsqlmpPfJGT68th9Oh4LZxFmSCF/s400/IMG_9064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293756240490900066" /></a><br /><br />sunny day was greeted with a wonderful, sweet, refreshing dragonfruit!it was yummilicious..we were so glad to have such great fruits to enjoy in HCM haha..in sg so far the dragonfruit i taste are rather bland..but in vietnam..the dragon fruit is totally different..very sweet and juicy..we like!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJ4ZXrINazrHQGkucsXBgijmKaPIs3eEe0XC9qE9Mi30bwJF0gdPXk77A5heZnYHdsMrZNw9qo2IGI3GLNLo7djTvmc_qfewpOcFKGraiYOa3TCzTnYXW1IMNtsnbBOzqZvj5uj8_xWvU/s1600-h/IMG_9065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJ4ZXrINazrHQGkucsXBgijmKaPIs3eEe0XC9qE9Mi30bwJF0gdPXk77A5heZnYHdsMrZNw9qo2IGI3GLNLo7djTvmc_qfewpOcFKGraiYOa3TCzTnYXW1IMNtsnbBOzqZvj5uj8_xWvU/s400/IMG_9065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293756383003223618" /></a><br /><br />next stop..we move on to Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office..2 very famous landmarks in HCM for some phototaking...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1KNkvKgXTSo7CtYUGj7uyd3Q6svwLrcbUmX9kqeQYmYNxoLdzh_VFQrCktTE_pNjBzZwAdJGiFyjStitfAVc14DO3wcc-xwXwQqjshX-xCYfdMrCT-zuk2hYGV7qEN7hliTFTi2JI2qQ/s1600-h/notre+dame+cathedral.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1KNkvKgXTSo7CtYUGj7uyd3Q6svwLrcbUmX9kqeQYmYNxoLdzh_VFQrCktTE_pNjBzZwAdJGiFyjStitfAVc14DO3wcc-xwXwQqjshX-xCYfdMrCT-zuk2hYGV7qEN7hliTFTi2JI2qQ/s400/notre+dame+cathedral.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293758529828285794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB0W616ALEFjAYTfVD3XVe31RfiXLIeeuewfNL4rwa-AxQgx9BZCBhMYR1FViwbfBEsjtH4SwSEVeYbVeNQAFRz5cuwl11MIU0SeQ3Ly1x0Ae2UQJUP13kXP72K_JEgmXyKJdfqqbEWik/s1600-h/Post+Office.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB0W616ALEFjAYTfVD3XVe31RfiXLIeeuewfNL4rwa-AxQgx9BZCBhMYR1FViwbfBEsjtH4SwSEVeYbVeNQAFRz5cuwl11MIU0SeQ3Ly1x0Ae2UQJUP13kXP72K_JEgmXyKJdfqqbEWik/s400/Post+Office.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293758652217487826" /></a><br /><br />we also went to this place seen in the following pic..i think is the Reunification Palace if im not wrong hehe..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8EKrfK3HD4F6HdT2atR9_OaRjPMmc7B7h4o1rhWV3pmK54tOBKNCoHacvXpuIGNYJ5b2jdHK73KCx4Ms1lmZGjE8EaJSJ9wJ3Noz8e5exiEVLb8iGu5xnDmsmbQuZ4ICsvsqQ_VBs4uo/s1600-h/IMG_9075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8EKrfK3HD4F6HdT2atR9_OaRjPMmc7B7h4o1rhWV3pmK54tOBKNCoHacvXpuIGNYJ5b2jdHK73KCx4Ms1lmZGjE8EaJSJ9wJ3Noz8e5exiEVLb8iGu5xnDmsmbQuZ4ICsvsqQ_VBs4uo/s400/IMG_9075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293759082898631938" /></a><br /><br />After that, we took the Thu Thiem Ferry to the other pier to watch Sunset across the Saigon River..it was a spectacular view..we were fortunate enough to catch the sunset in time~within 10mins, the sun sets down quickly..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dSpqINhhLTLdK_gOe0pH13Y0yAzcitmeeHlNzti_bogZiuTb0nOi9ZUj46h8i3hR9C1O2kRhR-YA_a-pNLG-heEe3o8Pr0FZ4f5UeaBIM5igkkAduQA4aTxpbqkjktiBcK5RFGqXeAy5/s1600-h/thu+them.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dSpqINhhLTLdK_gOe0pH13Y0yAzcitmeeHlNzti_bogZiuTb0nOi9ZUj46h8i3hR9C1O2kRhR-YA_a-pNLG-heEe3o8Pr0FZ4f5UeaBIM5igkkAduQA4aTxpbqkjktiBcK5RFGqXeAy5/s400/thu+them.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293760147718458786" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYr3GW9s4PhmEOWksorfl_-ziTeTM9ObwPkCkrqsjBWoLaF0Kx2WywXZs6itnq6TSRSn8Iu9E0SgJKEGhlwBgO2sN9ms113M6VWYtHj-IdmU7g-7UJDJFhM6bKh58w0sUsOozyJzLudOE/s1600-h/IMG_9085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYr3GW9s4PhmEOWksorfl_-ziTeTM9ObwPkCkrqsjBWoLaF0Kx2WywXZs6itnq6TSRSn8Iu9E0SgJKEGhlwBgO2sN9ms113M6VWYtHj-IdmU7g-7UJDJFhM6bKh58w0sUsOozyJzLudOE/s400/IMG_9085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293760267956719922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab1vzBySFnhj5LuRCKRatXHNRMJTA6YSRngbu-wbjAWkV3MAvOwMpXMqI8pKCctGWBb68PjW-AIL86Mu4Rs9sYcU53wQLVypqCh2v7VPMnsYnJrrbo7GQNXXyQzMXx31iD01oK2nPILBB/s1600-h/DSCF5109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab1vzBySFnhj5LuRCKRatXHNRMJTA6YSRngbu-wbjAWkV3MAvOwMpXMqI8pKCctGWBb68PjW-AIL86Mu4Rs9sYcU53wQLVypqCh2v7VPMnsYnJrrbo7GQNXXyQzMXx31iD01oK2nPILBB/s400/DSCF5109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293760848236831858" /></a><br /><br />after the sun set, we went to the 5 star hotel Hotel Majestic for some phototaking..it's indeed grand..USD200/night..super high class..u get to have the sea view i tink..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4x-lSFAOnXreBumBxa1hqpLNQHjVB5BZG9Vy6Zh_8m-bpokcO_bhJBRhPQv5bFVU2tZhNJRAOw2K-1K7yvAWr2EG-Z2KGPCLZUw8LW7PnrVWKrYa_VXojDK3nKhp7mQrBun0Hx3ln81E/s1600-h/DSCF5182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4x-lSFAOnXreBumBxa1hqpLNQHjVB5BZG9Vy6Zh_8m-bpokcO_bhJBRhPQv5bFVU2tZhNJRAOw2K-1K7yvAWr2EG-Z2KGPCLZUw8LW7PnrVWKrYa_VXojDK3nKhp7mQrBun0Hx3ln81E/s400/DSCF5182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293761103702263938" /></a><br /><br />is makan time!..we had dinner @ Thanh Binh Restaurant as recommended..the food is not bad..spring rolls are very nice..got ourselves each a coconut drink that is totally refereshing..kinda tired and sleepy after dinner haha..but the highlight is yet to come...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfS0HhA8pnsI5HKgb1ySUv41_b0dvlHKG7EEoi2b9tlWMvPB24jX6QjkWDcWsV9eP__DTKM57a9NX2cN0oODi02eGYQqUOq7HknVo7laKw_Mq9kpixpW4T4QsciUzxXIQuPEqLMlXBMVX/s1600-h/dinner+1st+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfS0HhA8pnsI5HKgb1ySUv41_b0dvlHKG7EEoi2b9tlWMvPB24jX6QjkWDcWsV9eP__DTKM57a9NX2cN0oODi02eGYQqUOq7HknVo7laKw_Mq9kpixpW4T4QsciUzxXIQuPEqLMlXBMVX/s400/dinner+1st+day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293761684742187634" /></a><br /><br />Water Puppet Show is a unique characteristic of Vietnam..u gotta see this show if you are in Vietnam..We find it interesting and amusing though we dun understand Vietnamese and they dun haf english translators to explain the story..but it was an eye-opening experience indeed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_1mHErrq7CU-UPB9QEExICvRE4b9TqCjABlIv_ur9NnsFm2gsvpP_bbef8JqffCLJOKUAFh9Hm-e7iAS2LgNp9KCLD2vF_74LaKMT50lpMBi9ZB9s-IAVBvDb07mC1LCu1LUQuE7NQZs/s1600-h/puppet+show.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_1mHErrq7CU-UPB9QEExICvRE4b9TqCjABlIv_ur9NnsFm2gsvpP_bbef8JqffCLJOKUAFh9Hm-e7iAS2LgNp9KCLD2vF_74LaKMT50lpMBi9ZB9s-IAVBvDb07mC1LCu1LUQuE7NQZs/s400/puppet+show.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293763323166592354" /></a><br /><br />after puppet show..we are totally KO..till then..the next day..our adventure going to Cu Chi Tunnels and My Tho Islands!Stay Tuned.. =)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0