FLYING TO VIETNAM - 25/04 |
| Our first international flight on Qatar Airways - from Joburg to Doha |
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| Who knew - Joy even smiles when she sleeps =) |
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| Our travel companion, Eeyore, enjoying the beautiful sunset from our window seat |
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| Doha Airport catching the shuttle to our connecting flight to Ho Chi Minh City |
OUR FIRST NIGHT - 26/04 |
| Our first night in HCMC - seeing the city night lights with Franck, one of our fellow French dorm mates |
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| The beautifully lit Opera House |
DAY 1 - 27/04
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| Sampling our first bowl of traditional Vietnamese Pho... |
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| ...the first of many |
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| The HCMH post office - need to make a phone call to home...at least we'll know what time it is |
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| Exercise in the park? |
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| Danger: due to extreme heat, this should only be attempted at night |
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| Relaxing at a water feature - wish we could take a dip |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral |
DAY 2 - 28/04
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| Rise and shine to the delicious famous Vietnamese coffee - it was certainly what we needed to keep away the jet lag blues...Joy is hôoked |
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| Beautiful flower market while roaming the streets |
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| Outside the HCMC Museum - intruded upon a wedding photo shoot...oops! |
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| Couldn't resist taking a seat in this old classic car |
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| Soldier Joy reporting for duty...can I steer? |
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| Hide... |
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| ...and seek |
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| Funemployment is hard work |
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| Hidden tunnels beneath the Museum lead to this secret room |
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| Outside view of the Museum |
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| Daring to touch the scary gargoyle |
DAY 3 - 29/04
Water Puppet Show:
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| We are still mystified by the mechanics of how this was performed - It múst be magic |
DAY 4 - 30/04
(REUNIFICATION DAY)
We started off our day of spirituality with a cleansing session of Yoga in the park, guided by our American yoga instructor, Will. Cleansing in more than óne sense of the word as the heavens open up and it rained in sync with the session. Hence no photographic evidence. |
| Braved the local bus and visited the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, the largest in Saigon |
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| Ding dong the gong has gone...time for afternoon mass |
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| Side Pagoda |
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| The sweet scent of Frangipani was welcomed in this bustling city of 'interesting' smells |
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| The only friendly animal we have yet to encounter...we un-originally named him Felix |
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