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VietStuff: August 2006
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006. The train ride began with the locomotive being prepared. It wasn't the spectacular engine from the early 20th century we posed at but instead this rather boxy machine. Typical Singaporean style we rushed in to grab a seat. It turned out to be our cabin anyway. Everyone else had the ordinary hard-seat carriage. But then they had paid the Vietnamese price (ie about 1/3 of ours! Posted by Bonny Tan @ 12:22 am. View my complete profile. Saigon Tai Tai photos. Views from a bike.
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VietStuff: February 2006
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006. Celebrating Tet Vietnamese Style. There are at least several large amusement parks in Ho Chi Min City. They include Dam Sen Park. Though they charged extra for opening during Tet, the parks were overflowing with visitors. Many families came to picnic or climb into rides or just have a day out together. Some couldn't help but take posed pictures beside strange figurines. Posted by Bonny Tan @ 10:40 am. Monday, February 20, 2006. Our Journey up to Dalat. You can fly up to Dala...
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VietStuff: June 2006
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Sunday, June 25, 2006. Family fun up to Dalat. The family were so taken by our Dalat adventures, they decided to do a trip up too! So we hired a van and up and away we went! Immediately upon arrival at the airport, the family were loaded onto the bus and rode non-stop to Dalat save for a few pee stops in between the 5 hour drive. A much bleaker Dalat greeted us as it was the rainy season. The hills were blanketed with mists and clouds. Posted by Bonny Tan @ 11:20 pm. View my complete profile.
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VietStuff: July 2006
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Sunday, July 02, 2006. The Cremaillere Railway Station. The station was a quaint building off the edge of the Xuan Huong Lake. Although it is now considered a tourist attraction for its train-ride to nowhere, the ticket office seemed busy. Vietnamese. Travellers were also taking the train-ride to nowhere. But there were also tickets for Hanoi offering stops at towns along the way. The old locomotive, which seems to have been made in Japan in 1938, made a suitable background for another family shot. You c...
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VietStuff: September 2005
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Its easier to read. Vietnamese than it is to speak. It The Vietnamese language. After all has six tones and i am practically tone deaf. To be honest, beyond the seemingly familiar alphabets are weird diacritic marks that makes things more complex. Also a 'd'is not always a 'd' and nowhere is a 'g' near 'gel' although it might touch 'gold'! And somewhere in the middle. Posted by Bonny Tan @ 2:38 pm. View my complete profile. Saigon Tai Tai photos. Going shopping on a bike.
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VietStuff: January 2007
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Sunday, January 07, 2007. The best way to travel around Saigon. Recently we have upgraded to our very own two-wheeler - the Yamaha Nouvo! Hey, its the same brand as the one Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie rode on when they surreptitiously visited Ho Chi Minh City. Ok so we don't exactly look like that handsome couple but, hey, we still got a striking electric blue that you surely cannot miss! Zippety-do-da - we're finally free to roam about town! A biker must be appropriately dressed when travelling about t...
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VietStuff: January 2006
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. Leaving Singapore for Ho Chi Minh City. We have Lift Off. Ben had left for Ho Chi Minh City in early October. Bon finally says her farewell in January. Changi Airport is soon shrouded in rain! Never the Same Again. Goodbye Singapore - i bet you won't look the same again when we return (reclamation works off an island - is it Tekong or Ubin, can't tell in that blurry grey). A view of Ho Chi Minh City from the sky shrouded in a blanket of dust! A tourist map of Ho Chi Minh City.
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VietStuff: May 2006
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Thursday, May 11, 2006. Fine Lodgings at Dalat - Bao Dai's Summer Palace. Bao Dai's Summer Palace. Bao Dai was born Nguyen Vinh Thuy. He was literally the last emperor of Vietnam, ending the reign of the Nguyen Dynasty when he abdicated to live in France. Surrounding the Palace are manicured gardens which still have beautiful blooms of roses and various cool climate flowers. One of the more interesting rooms was the laundry room which had something like a sauna.or is that where you would dry dishes?
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VietStuff: April 2006
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Sunday, April 02, 2006. Dalat's cool air and hill-top views finally greet us. The rolling hills and cool temperature make them ideal for coffee and tea plantations. Its the rushing waterfalls and large lakes that make the place romantic. Dalat town had its own large lake smack in the centre. Check out the beautiful Lake Xuan Huong! Posted by Bonny Tan @ 12:40 am. View my complete profile. Saigon Tai Tai photos. Going shopping on a bike. Views from a bike. GOING on a BIKE RIDE.
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