Bird's nest soup anyone??Hope not, because these little nests cost a fortune ... a thousand US$ a kilo or some such ridiculous amount.
The river of motor bikes in Ho Chi Minh/Saigon ... amazing! .... and they cart everything on them .... including one day, I saw someone with five large water containers packed around him on a tiny scooter type bike! 
Didn't have my camera handy, but wish I had! .... I could not believe what I saw!
Didn't have my camera handy, but wish I had! .... I could not believe what I saw!Hotel Continental Saigon ... historic old hotel dating back to the 1800's when it was built .... It has been frequented by politicians, journalists, authors and was set up for journalists during the Vietnam War
.. or rather
.. or ratherwhat the Vietnamese of course would call it ... "The American War".
Vietnamese are proud to say that neither Mongolians nor Americans could defeat them!! Yes, Chinggis Khan tried to invade in his time as well but failed :) When I head back to HCM in November, must remember to stay at this hotel and rent out the Graham Greene room :) Apparently he was a regular here! Enjoyed a delicious pho while exploring the area:)
By the way, phos in Vietnam, and it IS their national dish, are way beyond delicious! Nothing like we get back in Canada .... not even close. They are in a category of their own ... I try them everywhere and they vary depending on the flavour of the broth.
By the way, phos in Vietnam, and it IS their national dish, are way beyond delicious! Nothing like we get back in Canada .... not even close. They are in a category of their own ... I try them everywhere and they vary depending on the flavour of the broth.
Re picture above......... so this is where the dead sea cucumbers from the Cook Islands end up?? :) .... actually dried sea cucumbers are everywhere at the markets ... Vietnamese delights
apparently ... perhaps that is the secret to the flavorful phos :)
apparently ... perhaps that is the secret to the flavorful phos :)
A typical street scene anywhere in Ho Chi Minh .... tiny stools, tiny tables, tiny people enjoying their tiny bowls of noodles at any time of the day
Those would be my dangling feet, hands holding on for dear life, in a contraption pedalled by a cyclist, called a cyclo, maneuvering along in insane traffic conditions .... good fun :)
Ladies selling local produce.
Stopped and enjoyed a yummy bowl of fresh coconut juice with them.
Stopped and enjoyed a yummy bowl of fresh coconut juice with them.
Hindu temple in Ho Chi Minh
Portugese missionaries introduced Christianity to the Vietnamese in the seventeen hundreds I believe, as well as the Latin script ... this is one of the churches built in that time frame.
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