tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1703430705960037472024-02-22T00:51:46.090+07:00S and V, Me and VietnamMy name is Shuni. It starts with an S, and it is said that the map of Vietnam forms the letter S.
My middle name, Vashti, starts with a V, and so does Vietnam.
To Vietnam, I come again and again, and yet I never have enough of it.automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-87904494747272396622012-01-21T18:18:00.001+07:002012-01-21T18:18:48.993+07:00On a Hydrofoil to Vung Tau<br />
<i>My trip to Vietnam this time didn't start and didn't
end in Vietnam. I traveled by any means through five countries in
Southeast Asia: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
The whole story I've written on <a href="http://seatrip.travellerspoint.com/">SEA Trip by Any Means</a>,
in case you are curious about how I ventured on a train, bus, boat,
crossing international borders. Since I've dedicated this particular
blog for my trips in Vietnam, I feel a strong urge in myself to re-post
the Vietnam part in this blog. Most of them will be merely a copy-paste,
though.<br />
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<a name='more'></a><br />Sai Gon - Vung Tau, August 29th 2011<br />
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I felt that I had already explored all the things that fits my
interest in Sai Gon. But since there's no direct flight from Bangkok to
Phu Quoc (my next destination), I have to come to Sai Gon, again. So
what can I do?<br />
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I got an idea of visiting Vung Tau on a day trip
and at the same time fulfill my dream to cruise Sai Gon River. So here I
am, cruising Sai Gon River with a hydrofoil boat into South China Sea
and harbor on Vung Tau.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hydrofoil that will take me to Vung Tau through Sai Gon River and into the South China Sea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fare is 200,000 VND one way. You can <a class="external" href="http://www.greenlines.com.vn/default.aspx" title="This is an external link">book your ticket online</a>, too.</td></tr>
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is the interior of the boat. It's air conditioned and you get a bottle
of mineral water. The journey takes approximately 2 hours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view of Sai Gon City from Sai Gon River through the window of a hydrofoil with a Nokia N86.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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We passed by the harbor for giant containers that bring goods in and out Vietnam.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridge that crosses Sai Gon River.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Sai Gon River is really wide and vast.</div>
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So vast is Sai Gon River that the only thing that makes the difference
when the boat enters the sea is the waves. The moment you feel rocked up
and and down, you'll know you are no longer on a river, but on South
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Off the boat. See you later in the evening. (I had purchased a return ticket.)</div>
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P.S. The boat doesn't look as elegant as the one on the brochure, does it? <br />
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My heart leaped when I saw Lotteria at the harbor. Ah, Lotteria, I miss you! Green tea milk, please.<br />
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The moment I exited the harbor, I immediately fell in love with Vung
Tau. This part of Vung Tau is very unlike Sai Gon and not to mention Ha
Noi. It's quiter, the streets are broad and clean, the sea lines just
beside. It's almost like Nha Trang. Almost.</div>
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Many taxi and motorbike drivers offered a city tour. But in a such a
pleasant city like this, it will be a pity to miss the feeling of the
ground under my feet. I prefer to follow this map -- on foot.</div>
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There's a nice park by the side of the beach. Unfortunately it was
raining. But I kept on walking under my umbrella. Silly. I left my
raincoat at the hotel.</div>
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Eventually I reached the sky train station. I don't know how many
kilometers I had walked. When I exited the harbor, I had forgotten about
my foot. But when I arrived here, my right foot was like being wrapped
with fire. Luckily there was a cozy cafe on the first floor of the
station. It started to rain, again, quite hard. I took a sit, drank the
mineral water I got on the boat, and rubbed my right foot. I felt much
more comfortable.</div>automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com3Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam10.4113797 107.13622410.2864417 106.9782955 10.5363177 107.2941525tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-30930129088919480282011-11-14T15:19:00.001+07:002011-11-14T15:24:58.340+07:00A Contest by ATA! Give me a "like", please!Guys,<br />
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I'm entering a contest held by Active Travel Asia. The title of my article is "<i>Viet Nam in My Eyes</i>" and has been published <a href="http://news.activetravelvietnam.com/2011/11/entry-for-contest-indochina-in-your.html">here</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/active-travel-asia/viet-nam-in-my-eyes-entry-for-the-contest-indochina-in-your-eyes/10150375737493859">here also</a>. Give me a "like", if you don't mind. Thank you very much!!<br />
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**back from 6th trip to Viet Nam.automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-44974728199100382182011-07-20T16:44:00.001+07:002011-07-20T22:50:44.007+07:00How Many More TimesJuly 20th 2011<br />
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If you ask me how many more times I will travel to Vietnam, my answer is: "As often as the middle-high class Indonesians go to Singapore".<br />
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Sai Gon, January 3rd 2011<br />
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This was my second visit to Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden. The first was on September 27th 2009, 2 years ago. I've just realized that I haven't written a post about that first visit. Therefore, I'm going to show also some pictures I took at that time.</div>
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There was an elephant show, but I was a bit late to capture pictures of the show. When the show started I was hunting somewhere else.</div>
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There were 3 bears in the den, but this one was the one loved to pose for its visitors most. Every time visitors gathered, it would turn round and round, stand up, pose, turn round and round again... just like a model on a catwalk. When the visitors leave, it will return to its little cave. This bear clearly enjoyed the attention it got from the visitors.</div>
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Now, contrary to the bear, this gibbon was totally camera shy. It caused me really great effort to capture its picture. Every time I aim my lens at it, it would turn its back to me, or worse, jump out of sight.</div>
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What I'm impressed most with is its horns. So elegant.</div>
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Colorful bed of flowers sprung around the zoo...</div>
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... and butterflies flew everywhere. It was for me, paradise.</div>
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This is a shot I made with my pocket camera, Casio Exilim Ex Z700.</div>
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This is just an ordinary flower, actually. But since I failed to grow this flower in my yard, hmmm... I grew curious about the flower itself.</div>
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The first time I came in 2009, the butterfly breeding center was closed. But this second time I came, I had a chance to enter. Although not to be compared to Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, this was much better than the butterfly breeding center in Taman Mini Indonesia.</div>
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This is Spotted Black Crow or Euploea crameri which you can look up more about in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euploea_crameri">Wikipedia</a>.</div>
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This is Dark Blue Tiger or Tirumala septentrionis which you can find out more about also in Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirumala_septentrionis">here</a>.</div>
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I endlessly made continuous shots of this butterfly just to get a sight of its blue parts.</div>
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It's amazing to me how the inner part of its upper wings differ from the outside part.</div>
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I have another picture of this. You can check it out <a href="http://automidori.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Blue-Tiger-2-226028774">here</a>.</div>
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The Swallow Tail again. I found few of them like in when I was in China.</div>
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I heard toddler so excited calling the butterflies, "<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="vi"><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">Bướm! </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="vi"><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">Bướm!" which means "butterfly" in Vietnamese.</span></span> </div>
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Honestly, I loved the flowers of 2 years ago.</div>
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But... they weren't bad, anyway.</div>
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It was so refreshing to see how the flowers were flourishing. Flowers buds were everywhere.</div>
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Just one more.</div>
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Maybe because the flowers spreading all around the zoo, butterflies were to be spotted not only in the butterfly breeding center. I am not quite sure whether this one is the one called "Small White".</div>
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How could butterflies resist the temptation to come and feast?</div>
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Hello! Come everybody!</div>
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I'm still talking about flowers. This one is especially unique.</div>
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Even more unique because its stems and roots grows all over the tree trunk seen on the left of this picture.</div>
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Indeed, Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden is haven for nature lovers.</div>
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Sai Gon, January 3rd 2011<br />
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With my tummy already satisfied with yummy breakfast from Spring Hotel, I walked to the heart of Sai Gon. I wanted to capture shots I've never made before. Once again, Sai Gon's morning sky was dashing blue for me.</div>
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This is Sai Gon Opera House.</div>
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And this how the opera house looks from across the street. Next time, when I come to Sai Gon again, I want to make the night shot.</div>
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The streets, the alleys, most of them were still quiet.</div>
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"What a cute thing!" I said to myself.</div>
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Quoting from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_H%C6%B0ng_%C4%90%E1%BA%A1o">Wikipedia about Tran Hung Dao</a>:</div>
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<i>His multiple victories over the mighty Mongol <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Dynasty" title="Yuan Dynasty">Yuan Dynasty</a> under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan" title="Kublai Khan">Kublai Khan</a>
are considered among the greatest military feats in world history.
General Trần Hưng Đạo's military brilliance and prowess are reflected
many treatises on warfare he authored. Trần Hưng Đạo is regarded as one
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However, frankly speaking, it wasn't of him that I was interested in. It was his figure towards the deep blue sky. </div>
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One day a friend heard someone said, "There are skyscrapers in Vietnam, you know!"</div>
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Yes, there are. They even scrap the blue sky... hahaha.</div>
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Although not as merry as <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/02/efforts-of-making-end.html">last year</a>, the streets had also been decorated with extravagant lights hanging all over in regard of celebrating new year.</div>
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This is only special to me, because I'm fond of the strawberry yoghurt produced by Vinamilk.</div>
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This one? Nothing. It says "Russian Market". One day I might take a look what kind of stuffs are in there.</div>
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You know Ben Thanh Market, don't you? Aha, that's the office. "Ben Thanh Group" it says.</div>
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Once again, to the City Hall I come. Actually it's the park in front of it that gives the building a perfect touch. This year, the decoration is different than last year.</div>
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The variety of flowers were different from the ones I enjoyed when I first came to Vietnam in 2009. Maybe each year they rearrange the landscape as to maintain the fresh. I'm impressed of how well the flowers are taken care of. They just thrive here. The park itself is indeed clean. For a Jakarta girl like me, it's hard to believe that this is actually the biggest city in Vietnam.</div>
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<br /></div>automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam10.75918 106.6624980000000310.695251500000001 106.60589250000002 10.8231085 106.71910350000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-16261851594757786282011-07-09T17:07:00.000+07:002011-07-09T17:07:07.168+07:00What A Kind Spring!Sai Gon, January 3rd 2011<br />
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Arriving in <a href="http://www.springhotelvietnam.com/index1.html">Spring Hotel</a> was like finding an oasis. The staffs were so understanding. Moreover, when according to Wiwik's request I asked for their generosity to let us check out by 2:00 PM, I was granted the permission without hesitance.<br />
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The first thing I longed for at time I arrived was not sleep, but a shower. As you can imagine, the day before had been an extra long day for me. While it was still dark, <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/06/good-morning-again-nha-trang.html">I was already out in attempt to get Nha Trang's before-sunrise-sky</a>. And then I was on <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/06/yang-bay-waterfall.html">a tour to Yang Bay Waterfall</a>. The weather was super bright and the sun was at its best. After the tour, <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/07/cycling-into-setting-sun.html">I went cycling Nha Trang</a> for 3 hours. The day was ended with a <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/07/vietnam-airlines-i-love-you-still.html">5 hours delay by Vietnam Airlines at Nha Trang Airport</a>. We eventually took off from Nha Trang at 2:00 AM. Yes, "AM".<br />
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I felt that I couldn't wait for Wiwik to finish her things in the bathroom, no matter how short. So I asked the hotel staff again whether there's another bathroom I could use and so we wouldn't need to take turns. The first staff said there wasn't. While Wiwik packing out her things and ready to use the bathroom, desperately I took my toiletries intending to wash my face and my hair in the sink in the public toilet on the first floor. Then I'll see what I can do with my sticky body.<br />
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I was about to enter the elevator when the hotel staff who ushered us to our room just now waved his hand to me. He showed me an empty room. "You can use the shower here. But there's no towel," he said.<br />
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I almost jumped and hugged him! The guest of that room apparently had just checked out. The bed was untidy. The bar soap on the closet was used. No problem at all. I use to bring my own toiletries and towel anyway.<br />
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My alarm clock beeped at 6:30 AM. Yayyy!! Wake up! This is Sai Gon. Don't let Vietnam Airlines ruin your day!<br />
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I peeped through the curtain of our room and... wow! That's the sun rising over there. I made a shot using my Nokia. At that time I didn't know that Spring Hotel had a top garden. If I knew, I would have ran upstairs and make better shots.<br />
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This is my third breakfast in Spring Hotel. The same as before, I ordered for tomato omelet and coffee milk. Yeah, authentic Vietnamese coffee with its sieve.<br />
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Oh, the tomato is inside the omelet. It's filled with slices of fresh tomato. It's not tomato sauce. It's tomato.<br />
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Wiwik and Gabe were still fast asleep. So I had breakfast by myself. Across my table were a Western elderly couple. Suddenly a waitress came out from the kitchen with a vase of bouquet in her hand. She placed the vase in front of the gentleman, and then shook his hand.<br />
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"Happy birthday," she said.<br />
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For a second the gentleman couldn't say a word. <br />
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A birthday card was also attached to the bouquet. I believe Spring Hotel must have created an unforgettable moment of Vietnam for this gentleman and his wife.<br />
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<br />automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam10.75918 106.6624980000000310.695251500000001 106.60589250000002 10.8231085 106.71910350000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-53355840380491688862011-07-08T10:43:00.264+07:002011-10-26T11:33:33.874+07:00Vietnam Airlines, I Love You Still(I clicked "publish post" before I finished writing. Sorry for the inconvenience. This time it's final.)<br />
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Nha Trang, January 2nd 2011<br />
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As if my trip in this country hadn't be adventurous enough, Vietnam Airlines provided us with another unexpected, unwanted, uninteresting adventure. First, 2 days ago I got an email notice telling that our flight would be delayed to one hour and five minutes. Luckily Lamy Hotel provided free computer and internet access to use. Luckily I checked my email. Or else, our unexpected adventure at Nha Trang Airport would have taken longer. Let me tell you about that later. That's the biggest story.<br />
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From Lamy Hotel we took a taxi to Nha Trang Airport. It was a rather long ride. We seemed sheering away from the coastline into the hills over a highway. No hotels, no restaurants, no houses, no one but cars only were in sight. The hills stood dashing on our left and right side. The romantic beach of Nha Trang was far behind us.</div>
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And here we are now in Nha Trang Airport. It was quiet but clean. The building architecture wasn't as sophisticated as Dalat Airport. I pulled out my Nokia and made a shot.</div>
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Speaking about architecture and not to mention about size, Nha Trang Airport far matches my international airport in my country. However, I feel more comfortable here, because it's bright. If it weren't for the bright lighting and interior, the unexpected adventure we would have later would have been terribly unbearable. </div>
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It turned out that we still had plenty of time before the check in. So Wiwik and Gabe took their dinner at a European style restaurant not far from the spot in this picture. I finished my last Vina Milk's yoghurt for I didn't want the check-in-security staff take it away. And, I still could feel the taste of <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/07/cycling-into-setting-sun.html">macaroni from Le Petit Bistro</a> under my tongue. Yummyyy!</div>
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From the restaurant where Wiwik and Gabe had their dinner we could see the check in counters. None of the signs written above the counters said "Sai Gon".<br />
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"That's weird," Wiwik said. "It's already half an hour to boarding time."<br />
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So I approached a lady in uniform near the counter. I showed my ticket and asked where I should check in. She pointed to the counter in front of her. "Here," she replied.<br />
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"Here?" I asked back. The sign on top said "Ha Noi".<br />
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"Yes, here."<br />
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"Sai Gon? Here?"<br />
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"Yes, here."<br />
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I went back to where Wiwik and Gabe were sitting and told them. Then, after checking in Gabe's luggage I noticed the sign on top has been changed from "Ha Noi" to "Sai Gon". The next moment people were swarming in to form a long queue behind us. Some were dragging their suitcases with a frantic look. No wonder. Our flight was scheduled to take off at 10:00 PM and it was already 9:30 PM.<br />
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Done with the check in process, we half ran to the boarding room which was on the second floor. It was actually not a room, but a hall filled with plenty aluminum chairs. At one end of the hall was a souvenir counter and on the opposite was a snack and beverage counter. In the middle was a small cafe shop.<br />
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I sat with my back straight thinking that we will soon be boarding the plane. But, we just sat and sat. 5 minutes to 10 we were still sitting. I sat back. 10 past 5. 10 past 10. 10 past 15. I sank myself into the chair. As far as I can recall, it was about 11:00 PM when we boarded the plane. Hahhh... at last, I thought to myself.<br />
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The plane was very crowded. It seemed that not a seat was empty. Some passengers had a tough time trying to push their luggage into the cabin. I sat back and watched them all... until everyone was finally in their seat. We sat, and sat.<br />
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A Vietnamese baby in front of me started to cry. Her father (seemed so) handed her to her mother. She tried to calm her baby down but her baby cried louder instead. A Western guy on the opposite row was looking obviously disturbed. He looked at the baby and frowned. The other passenger next to him also turned his head to the baby. A Western woman (the plane seemed full with Westerners) behind me from the opposite row had a mixed look: bothered but concerned. Conscious of the Western eyes, the baby's mother stood up with her baby in her arms. She tried harder to soothe her baby. She rocked her left and right. The baby's cry stopped.<br />
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Her mother held her closer to her bosom as to prepare her for a good-night's sleep, and then sat down. Just a few seconds later the baby's cry filled the aircraft again. Her mother stood up again but sat down not long after. Maybe the staring eyes of other passengers made her feel uneasy. Well... it was midnight. Everyone must have been tired. They just wanted to sit back, get some sleep, and fly. The noise of a crying baby just made matters worse.<br />
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Suddenly we felt our plane moving. The baby stopped crying in an instance.<br />
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"Oh, she just wanted to move on." The Western woman behind commented.<br />
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However, I heard a rather weird sound from the plane engine behind. Our plane was moving backwards. And then... stopped. The baby started crying again. She was clearly restless. My mood turned from bothered to worried. Infants sometimes have a sixth sense. Maybe she senses that something is going wrong with the plane...<br />
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Much to my relief, about a quarter of an hour later, we heard an announcement from the pilot that something has gone wrong with the engine. Therefore all passengers were instructed to get off.<br />
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Back in the airport building everything seemed chaotic. Any man in uniform wasn't left in peace. They got surrounded and questioned, in Vietnamese and in English. It looked like a politician surrounded by reporters. While Wiwik and Gabe sat on the floor leaning on the wall, she kept herself informed by me about what the officers in that green uniforms said. It was not easy at all for me. First, because the officer nearly said a thing. Second, I was like an ant standing among elephants. That made it harder for me to grasp the officer's words which were indeed few.<br />
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Then a Japanese passenger returned to his group. Apparently the others in his group didn't understand English. This Japanese guy told his friends what he had heard.<br />
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"There, Japanese guy," Wiwik said. "Find out what he is telling his friends."<br />
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I turned to the Japanese group, and listened. I felt like somehow already back to work.<br />
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Nevertheless, the information I got from the Japanese guy was no much different from what I've heard before. That is: Our flight is delayed to an unknown schedule.<br />
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Suddenly we saw the pilot walking across the hall. Wow! Everyone came after him just like he was a film star. He was a Westerner, not Vietnamese. What I heard the pilot said was: "We are waiting for the mechanics to fix the engine(?). I'm with you all. I'm staying here. I'm not going home."<br />
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Next we received an announcement that we were to move to the 2nd floor. Ah... it was the boarding-waiting room, errr... hall. Chaotic continued. Men in uniform were still not safe from being chased and interrogated. I joint in.<br />
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"So are we just to wait without knowing until when, without nothing to eat, even to drink?" I asked, in high tone.<br />
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To that, all the other passengers standing around, Westerners mostly, retorted. They seemed to have found courage. I left. <br />
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Inside the hall people went to the snack bar's refrigerator which apparently was not locked. One took a bottle of drink. Then came a couple. Then 2 kids. Then 3 young men. I went forward.<br />
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"Get us some, too!" Wiwik required.<br />
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But right when my turn came, a man in uniform approached. None of his words I understood. But for sure, he was angry because people took the drinks.<br />
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I made my camera backpack my pillow and laid down on the aluminum chair sideways, 3 seats to myself. Although the refrigerator still wasn't locked, nobody came to get drinks out of it. The shelves of many kinds of snacks, souvenirs, and toys, to my amazement, remained safe.<br />
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When I was just about to fall asleep, I heard people rushing to the other side of the hall. I got up. Oh! Something is being handed out. I followed.<br />
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A man in uniform held a box of mineral water bottles. I asked for 3 bottles. When I returned to my seat and gave the 2 bottles to Wiwik and Gabe, Wiwik asked,<br />
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"I don't know. Maybe they got it from the other refrigerator over there. I'm sure there wasn't nothing else than mineral water just now. Or maybe the soft drinks had already ran out and I was too late."<br />
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Finally we heard an announcement telling that our flight would be at 2:00 AM.<br />
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"Shouldn't you call Spring Hotel and tell them that we are not canceling our booking?" Wiwik suggested.<br />
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That's right. I reached out for the list of contacts of all hotels we were using during the trip. A man's voice over there ensured me that our booking was kept.<br />
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Before boarding the flight, I managed to get more than half an hour sleep. Thanks to the Vietnamese silk shawl that kept me warm under the blowing aircon. That was the only place where I could get 3 seats for myself and lie down straight.<br />
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It was my first time boarding a plane past midnight. The baby in front of me was fast asleep. The other passengers seemed to be much more silent. I guess nobody cared more than to be in Sai Gon soon.<br />
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For this 5 hours of delay, from Vietnam Airlines, I received nothing but a small bottle of mineral water.<br />
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Back from that strange tour, we still had plenty of time before boarding Vietnam Airlines to Sai Gon. Wiwik read in her guide book about a souvenir shop near the harbor that sold anything made from shells. I asked her whether she and Gabe would be interested to go there. Nope. Gabe was more interested in continuing his game on Wiwik's iPad.<br />
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Since it's only me, I went to the front desk at our hotel, Lamy Hotel, and rented a bike, for the second time. It's 20,000 VND an hour. Okaylah. Let's go!<br />
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Yeah! It's me, Nokia, and Nha Trang, on the bike! I left EOS at the hotel for I didn't want to burden my cycling, especially when going up the hill.<br />
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From the first time I came, I was already impressed by these cubical and cylindrical trees.<br />
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Behind there is the beach. So clean and fresh, isn't it? If only I don't have to work in an office 5 days a week, I can picture myself spending a week or two in Nha Trang, just sitting by the beach with a book and a bottle of Vietnamese coffee.<br />
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And... suddenly! Somebody on a bike also, broke into my sight! It was that noisy Vietnamese girl again! As all the time she had been, she was laughing loudly with her friend. Oh, no! I'm A-blood-type. I must move on!<br />
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I cycled to the beach and rode on the pedestrian road. It reminded me of cycling in Nusa Dua, Bali. But that nostalgic feeling didn't last long. In front of me were two men in green uniform walking. Before I could decide whether to ring the bell or not, they turned around. One of them held my steering wheel. Ooopsss!</div>
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My heart stopped. Do they think that this is a stolen bicycle?? The other pointed to the main road on the left side with his club. I looked at his direction. What?? He is telling me to go there and make arrangements with them over there by the side of the street?? (Ah, if they could read my mind they would know that I'm from Indonesia.)</div>
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The one who held my steering wheel read my face (but not my mind, I suppose). "No here!" he said.</div>
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"You mean I may not ride a bicycle here?"</div>
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Once again the officer held my steering wheel. "No here!!" This time louder.</div>
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Actually I didn't mean not to obey them at all. I thought that crossing the grass would be improper. So I meant to follow the path that led to the main road. Now how can I get there?</div>
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I got off the bike. "I understand. I want to go there." I tried to explain while pointing to the main road.</div>
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The officer let loose my steering wheel. So I pushed my bike along the pedestrian. When I was by the side of the road, I turned back. The officers weren't in sight. Phew! No wonder I saw a bicycle parking lot near the pedestrian road where I started just now. But there was no sign at all. If there was but in Vietnamese, well... don't blame me.</div>
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It was a pleasant evening. Some people were flying kites. But then I remembered my main purpose: the souvenir shop that sells everything made from sea shells. It's on the very opposite direction. It's next to the oceanology museum, Wiwik said.</div>
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The oceanology museum is just several meters away from the harbor. Nearing Bao Dai's summer palace the road started to ascend. I gave all my best until I neared the peak. Wow... ! I pushed my knees harder. As you must know, no matter how high, the toughest part is always just right before getting on the peak. I prayed so that the angels would push me and bring me to the peak. I didn't dare to stop and get off the bike for I did so while cycling in Japan and I fell. I assumed that I didn't press the brake hard enough when I got off. Hence, gravitation pulled the bike down, and the weight of the bike in my hands pulled me along, downwards.</div>
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And... at last I got myself on the peak. Now I'm descending. Oh, what a relief!</div>
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Then on the left side of the street I saw 2 girls in Ao Dai dress walking uphill while guiding their bicycles by the hand. Suddenly it occurred to me how stupid I had been. Who required me to cycle uphill? This isn't a race. Even the locals, who maybe pass this street everyday, walk uphill while guiding their bicycles by the hand instead of riding on it. Am I stronger than the locals or what?<br />
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Nevertheless, I couldn't find that souvenir shop. I sought around until the harbor. Nothing looked like a souvenir shop selling stuffs made of sea shells. I called Wiwik, but there was no answer. Okay... so I headed back. I saw a motorcycle got into a skid in the middle of the street covered with sand obviously dragged from the seashore. The rider fell off his motorcycle. Luckily there wasn't any other vehicle passing by. And then the rider got up, got on his motorcycle, and started to drive on. But... he skidded again, and fell down again. What surprised me was that there were people enjoying their cup of coffee, their pho bo, just sitting in front of their shop enjoying the sea breeze... there were people, but no one came over to help the motorcycle rider up. I looked around. Nobody seemed to pay the least attention.<br />
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Ah... Nokia, I love you! I don't have to burden my neck while cycling this far up and down the hill, but I still can capture the glorious evening sky which I always adore.</div>
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Suddenly it occurred to me that I might get a better view from Lamy
Hotel's rooftop. So I cycled in haste fearing that the glory of the sky
would fade away. In front of the hotel an old man told me to park my
bike in the basement as I told that I was still using the bike. Then I
ran upstairs to the lobby, snatched EOS 50D from my backpack, and then to the elevator hoping that the front
desk staffs won't ask me anything for I've actually already checked
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"Ping!" the elevator door opened and no one questioned me. Number 7 was the biggest number to press. On the 7th floor I found a corridor of rooms. Ah, there must be a rooftop or such, I said to myself. I searched around.</div>
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Yes! There's a staircase. Up, up! Hurry up! And... yeah!! Open air and there lies the city of Nha Trang beneath. Apparently it was a place to hang laundy. But... the place was encircled with trellis of diamond motif.</div>
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Once again, Nokia, I love you so much! I put both hands through the trellis while holding Nokia N86 tightly. Tara! I got it!</div>
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No trellis is blocking the view for this is a photo taken outside the trellis. Yayyy!!</div>
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Let me give you another angle! That's the city of Nha Trang beneath!! It's a city that spreads just along the beach. Remember the Ferris Wheel?</div>
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I searched for the widest hole on the trellis. Ah... got one! I stuck my EOS 50D tight to the trellis as tight as I held my breath. Shoot!!</div>
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See? The difference in the result is not too significant compared to the one made by Nokia N86, isn't it?</div>
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A woman showed up. I smiled at her and she smiled back. Then she walked to the laundry room. I sighed.</div>
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This was a small but cozy restaurant. At the backside there was a table set under open air facing their petit backyard. Well... "le petit" means "small". So they have said it.</div>
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A young man was sitting at that table with his laptop open. It seemed that he had been sitting there since forever. Ah... if I had plenty of time, I would have done the same. Is there anything better than a European meal accompanied by a cup of Vietnamese coffee, a laptop, and free WiFi?</div>
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I liked everything about this restaurant, but the time needed to be served. I had to remind the seeming Vietnamese Franco lady again and again that I had a flight to catch.</div>
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No, it's not the hotel. It's the ice cream parlor. Ice cream: my favorite dessert ever since I first knew about dessert.</div>
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20,000 dongs. Once again, very worth the taste. It's rhum raisin ice cream. It tasted like homemade ice cream.</div>
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Satisfied, I returned back to Lamy Hotel and paid 60,000 dongs for the 3 hours bicycle rent. I didn't get to find the souvenir shop, but it was after all my best moment in Nha Trang.</div>
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Beauty and the pigs. Yes. You'll see.<br />
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After the visit to Yang Bay Waterfall, we got our lunch. Lunch was held in a big restaurant with no walls. We could feel the breezing wind and enjoy the greenery around. Interior speaking, it was really me. But...<br />
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The restaurant was filled with a bunch of guests. Every table was occupied. Other tourist groups were having lunch also. Me, I don't like to be in a crowd of people.<br />
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Adding to the crowd was the noise. The noise like bees buzzing filling the open air. Adding to the noise was the table opposite to our table. It was the table of the girls who shouted and played games in the bus with our tour guide. Now that we are in open air, they even laughed louder. They made toasts all through the meal. "Một hai ba, yo!" Me, I don't like noise.<br />
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It reminded me of a Filipino lady I met in Kuala Lumpur. She worked in Dalat but said didn't like Vietnam. She came to Vietnam just for the sake of money. When I asked her why, she answered,<br />
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"Vietnamese people are noisy," she said.<br />
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At that time my reply was, "Chinese people are worse!"<br />
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But now, it seems that I am among the nosiest crowd in the world. Well, don't blame me. Blame my blood type. You don't believe me? Read <a href="http://healthmad.com/nutrition/people-who-have-blood-type-a/">this</a>! It says:<br />
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See? And, you want to know what number 3 is? It's "negative emotions". You know what? My emotion can turn into negative when I'm being kept waiting. As a matter of fact, while the table opposite us had gone through more than ten "Một hai ba, yo!"s, our table was still empty. Aaarghhh!!<br />
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Thanks to the beautiful environment -- outside the restaurant, I mean -- I went out and explored the vicinity. Thus, I forgot to take pictures of the restaurant and our meal when at last it came.<br />
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As stated on the leaflet, after lunch is "Live Musical Performance by Yang Bay Artists". Okay.<br />
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We were guided to a small building that looked like a house but was not a house, which was just next to the restaurant. We took off our shoes and sat on the floor.<br />
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Then... Vietnamese girls in traditional clothes emerged from a room next to the stage. What?? Those noisy Vietnamese girls again?? Oh, no!<br />
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I'm A blood type! Not those girls again! I need serenity!</div>
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And here, just across the road, I found it. Welcome to the A-blood-type's world! Tralalala trililili...</div>
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It was 1:31 PM. The sun was at its best. But the sky was dressed in my favorite color, blue.</div>
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I took off my camera backpack, and laid down on the grass with my head on my backpack. I turned my head from side to side and gazed. It was like lying down in a circle of mountains. The shadows of the mountains fell on each other. I stretched out my arms.</div>
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The white horses grazing made a perfect touch to the overall scenery.<br />
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But how a pity, when I made a close up of the horses, they didn't look healthy. There was another horse worse than this. The skin was covered with scabies. I couldn't bare to look at the photo.</div>
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Meanwhile the music performance was over. All the guests went out and some went to a nearby souvenir shop. Ooopsss!</div>
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On the mini train again we got on. It was rather a hectic moment, because there were other guests from various tour groups. Seats on the train became scarce. A little boy cried loudly all the way, because he got separated from his Mom. Once again I felt that our tour guide didn't do his job. He didn't try to make sure that his group is kept together.</div>
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The German-American guy commented, "Extremely uninteresting."</div>
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Now it's my turn to agree with him.</div>
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I tried to get a shot when the pigs ran out right when the gates were opened, but always failed. Ah... it's extremely uninteresting.</div>
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Wiwik pulled out herself from the crowd and grumbled. "Phewww! The men are drunk! Their breath smells!"</div>
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Luckily this so called traditional game didn't last long. We soon heard people cheering loudly. A lady won the bet. What? Is it that noisy Vietnamese girl again? I so felt that she didn't deserve to win, even for a bet.</div>
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Here we are at the entrance to Yang Bay Waterfall. It's written on the stone.</div>
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Although the tour itself was <span id="goog_1193372694"></span><a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/06/starting-strange.html">strange as mentioned by the billboard itself<span id="goog_1193372695"></span></a>, the view of Yang Bay Waterfall area was magnificent.</div>
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I tried to make a close up this side with my ND filter, but failed (again). So I just took off the filter and continued as usual. Here you are. Please enjoy!</div>
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Yang Bay Waterfall flew into a wide river which provided us with various views.</div>
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The river was broad, but you can easily cross it on foot.</div>
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Ah, here were are, almost at the other side of the river.</div>
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On the left side there is a cafe which serves... guess what!</div>
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Crocodile steak!!</div>
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This is the other end of the river, opposite to the waterfall. So I'm standing with Yang Bay on my back.</div>
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And this, my favorite of all.</div>
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I booked a 1-Day Tour to Yang Bay Waterfall with The Sinh Tourist. But unlike the previous tour I booked with The Sinh Tourist, this tour to Yang Bay Waterfall wasn't operated directly by The Sinh Tourist. While waiting for the other passengers to get into the bus in front of the actual tour operator's office, I caught sight of their billboard. "Strange tour in Nha Trang"???</div>
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The view on the way was remarkable. However, our tour guide never said a word about the places we passed by. Instead, with a microphone in front of his mouth he played games with Vietnamese girls sitting in front. There were loud and I felt bothered. Up to now I've been to several local tours in and outside Vietnam, but have never experienced a tour guide like this.</div>
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For example, the guides of the local tours I took in Japan didn't speak English. But they really did their job in Japanese. They explained things while we were on the way in Japanese. It helped give us a better understanding of the place we were heading to. The other local guides I had had in Vietnam spoke English and always seemed excited to explain about everything we passed by along the way. </div>
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For me, hiring a tour and hiring a bus are two different things. It usually cost more for hiring a tour, because you get a tour guide. But what's the use of a tour guide, if the tour guide only play games with some girls all along the way?</div>
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Our first stop was a crocodile farm. We got off and still the tour guide said nothing but continued laughing with the girls. Were we expected to find out about the crocodiles ourselves?? At least can't he explain in Vietnamese?? </div>
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I called the number of this tour operator which I got from the leaflet given to us before we got into the bus. I asked,</div>
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"Hello, I would like to know whether you have a tour with an English speaking guide?"</div>
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I tried to speak more slowly. "Do you haven an English speaking tour guide?"</div>
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"Yes, yes. Eight thirty."</div>
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"Do you speak English?"</div>
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Aaarrrggghhh!! Really a strange tour it is!!</div>
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At the crocodile farm I complained the tour guide. I said that I felt just like buying a bus ticket and not hiring a tour.</div>
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"That's right! I agree," said a German-American guy next to me.</div>
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The tour guide looked at me as if I was telling him to use knife and fork instead of chopsticks. However, he said he was sorry. Wow! This the third time during this trip I hear someone says "I'm sorry." which is very rare in my experience.<br />
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Then to proof that he was truly sorry, he started to explain about the farm to me, Wiwik, and the German-American guy. There were handmade purses which he told me were made of crocodile and ostrich skin.<br />
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"How do you know which one is from crocodile skin and which one is from ostrich skin?" we asked.<br />
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"The one like this is from ostrich skin," he pointed on the ones that had many pores on it.<br />
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There was a moment of doubt among us. Is that true?<br />
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"Of course!" said 8 old year Gabe suddenly. "An ostrich has more hair than a crocodile!"<br />
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Bingo! We, well I, had never think about that.<br />
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I found out later that Nha Trang is famous for its ostrich-skin-made stuffs.<br />
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Gabe had fun (I suppose) feeding the baby crocodiles with fresh meat attached to a long rod. The baby crocodiles looked tin. But by the time they bit the meat, the pressure felt on the rod was huge. I can't imagine if it were an adult crocodile.<br />
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From the crocodile farm we went on and stop at this spot. Although Yang Bay Waterfall wasn't at all yet in sight, this place was absolutely lovely.</div>
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There was a huge monument symbolizing their culture: communal rice wine drinking. It's exactly like the one I saw <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/02/jun-village.html">when I visited Jun Village</a>.</div>
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Off the bus we got on this cart to get to Yang Bay Waterfall.</div>
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This is another type of transportation means. Hahaha, looks like children's playground, doesn't it?</div>automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam12.245251 109.1989570000000612.129673499999999 109.06832250000006 12.3608285 109.32959150000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-51965036372238778212011-06-23T14:06:00.001+07:002011-06-28T14:15:34.897+07:00Good Morning Again, Nha Trang!!Nha Trang, January 2nd 2011<br />
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Once again I got up when it was still dark, hoping that I would be luckier with the sky than the morning before. As I walked down the stairs of Lamy Hotel's entrance, the wind blew me good morning. I zippered up my jacket.<br />
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The beach across Lamy Hotel was still dark, but not too dark that I couldn't find my things inside my backpack. I laid my backpack on a table on the beach, set up my tripod, and then camera on it. Everything set, I waited patiently.<br />
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The sky started to show some colors. It wasn't as awesome as the previous September sky 2010. Still, it was much better than yesterday.</div>
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Clouds appeared to cover the sun. But anyway the sky wasn't completely dull either.</div>
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Nha Trang, one day I'll come again. Hopefully, clouds won't be running over your rising sun.</div>
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Not far from our hotel was an amusement park. Since the previous night I had already been aiming to pay a visit, because I wanted to take a picture of the Ferris Wheel. Gabe said he wanted to go there, too. So, after cycling around for and hour with Wiwik, and then another half an hour after Wiwik returned to the hotel, we had dinner, then went to the amusement park.<br />
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But before I show you my playing around with my camera at the amusement park, let me show you my dinner meal. It's fried tofu with tomato sauce from fresh tomato. Wiwik still remembered that it was a similar order last year in Sai Gon.<br />
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This time it was at a restaurant several doors next to our hotel, Lamy Hotel.<br />
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First, we got on the Ferris Wheel. The view of Nha Trang from above was lovely, a half-circle beach with many lights along.<br />
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But it wasn't easy to keep steady while shooting from a swinging Ferris-Wheel-cart.</div>
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The amusement park from the air.</div>
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The same Ferris Wheel captured in 30 seconds of shutter speed.</div>
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In Jakarta at "Dunia Fantasi", this is called "Kora Kora". This one in Nha Trang is a mini Kora Kora. Wiwik and Gabe took a ride on it, but unfortunately I couldn't capture them well. </div>
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This my favorite of all. The merry-go-round.</div>
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My other reason of coming to Nha Trang for the second time was to cycle around the city. And if I still want to stick to it, I have to leave Vinpearl Land now.<br />
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Bye, bye, Vinpearl!</div>
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My prayer was answered. The cloudy weather in the morning turned bright, very bright, until I departed from Vinpearl. The sky was blue. The golden light of evening Nha Trang fell on the hills.</div>
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These are the shots I took from inside the cable car.</div>
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My heart rejoiced.</div>
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Outside the cable car terminal. Find a taxi, back to the hotel, and rent a bicycle!! Yayyy!!</div>
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As a theme park, roller coaster and such is a not-to-be-missed in Vinpearl Land. The blue sky cheered with everyone on the land.<br />
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I felt determined...<br />
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... to capture the expressions...</div>
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... like this, ...</div>
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... or like this!</div>
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Very close to the roller coaster arena is a restaurant.</div>
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I highly recommend you try the burger!</div>
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After lunch I continued my hunt on adrenaline expression. But, too bad, I never succeeded with this one. My 200mm lens wasn't long enough.</div>automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam12.245251 109.1989570000000612.129673499999999 109.06832250000006 12.3608285 109.32959150000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-79719044939529116272011-05-31T12:57:00.000+07:002011-05-31T12:57:41.797+07:00Vinpearl Water ParkNha Trang, January 1st 2011<br />
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This is the entrance into Vinpearl Water Park which is inside the theme park on Vinpearl Land. No additional charge is required. The architecture of the entrance gate gave me the impression of a city's fortress.<br />
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Indeed entering Vinpearl Water Park was like entering into another city.</div>
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On the left side lies the white sandy beach. If only I had more time to run along the beach, dip my feet into the gentle waves, or just sit and read a book...</div>
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I tell you, this is a perfect spot for enjoying a sunset view and I guarantee that even the most junior photographer can make a good shot, provided the sky is clear of course. You will just have to point and shoot. Too bad I couldn't stay here until the sun set down. I just knew it judging by the position of sun on the beach.</div>
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The beach was so white that under the sun it almost looked like snow. I
dipped my feet into the sand. Oh... it was so soft. Of course it didn't
exceed the softness of the softness of <a href="http://automidoriinlombok.blogspot.com/2010/08/still-in-black-and-white.html">Tanjung An</a>'s sand in Lombok (Indonesia), but among my 5 trips to Vietnam, this is the best beach.</div>
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Here and there were attributes that reflected the traditional culture of Vietnam which gave a stronger atmosphere of "a city within a fortress".</div>
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As suggested by the name "water park", you can have lots of fun with water in this park.</div>
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Vinpearl is certainly something not to be missed!</div>
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This post is a sequel of the previous "<a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/05/when-god-colored-ocean.html">When God Colored the Ocean</a>". It's still about Vinpearl Underwater World.<br />
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I have to say that water tunnel here exceeds Kuala Lumpur's Aquaria. But... they don't have <a href="http://automidoriinmalaysia.blogspot.com/2011/04/rewinding-kl-aquaria.html">water rats and otters</a> here. Ah... water rats are really adorable...<br />
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But... once again, speaking about colors, Vinpearl for sure rules.</div>
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You photographer say that the subject is in death center, say what you have to say. I don't care. I'm talking about colors.</div>
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Still on Vinpearl Land. After <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/05/monkey-show-on-vinpearl-land.html">the show</a> ended, we walked around and decided to visit Underwarter World.</div>
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My jaws dropped. Vinpearl Underwater World to me, beats <a href="http://automidoriinmalaysia.blogspot.com/2011/04/rewinding-kl-aquaria.html">KL Aquaria</a>. Moreover, my fear that this underwater world would be like the one on Hon Tre Island (if I'm not mistaken) which I visited last <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/10/nha-trang-island-tour.html">September 2010 on a One-Day-Island-Tour</a> proofed to be wrong.</div>
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Anyone who is interested in the underwater world kingdom shall surely get a lot to learn here. But even though you aren't one, you still can simply enjoy the majestic colors of the ocean creatures.</div>
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At first glance I thought it was a crab. But it's actually emerging from a shell.</div>
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A stone? A shell? No. It's a fish. Good camouflage</div>
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I took my time. I want to absorb every color I see:</div>
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The colors God made when He created the ocean.</div>
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After the <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2011/05/dog-show-on-vinpearl-land.html">Dog Show</a> was the Monkey Show.<br />
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When the monkeys were waiting for their turn while waiting for the dogs finish their performance.</div>
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We turned out to be just in time for the animal show. First to performed were the dogs.<br />
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The trainer signals with his hands two numbers. The dog barks as many times as the number of the total sum of the two numbers given to him. It was sometimes correct, but also incorrect.</div>
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Our destination of the day: <a href="http://www.vinpearlland.com/en-US/Home/default.aspx">Vinpearl Land</a>. From <a href="http://www.lamyhotel.com/EN/index.asp">Lamy Hotel</a>, we took a taxi for 49.000 dongs to the harbor. This was the same harbor as the one I had been to when I took <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/10/nha-trang-island-tour.html">an island tour</a> last September. From this harbor you can take a boat to Vinpearl or any other island. But you also can take a cable car from here to Vinpearl.<br />
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I couldn't wait to feel how it is to ride on a "Guinness-nominated 3,320 m sea-crossing Cable-car system". <a href="http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/fsasia/vietnam/302359/asias-best-kept-tropical-secret-vinpearl-land">Another site</a> in the internet said:<br />
<i>Vinpearl Land has just opened a 3320 meter cable car system, the world's
longest over water. Its nine pillars have the shape and structure of
the Eiffel Tower (it was built by a French company) and can carry up to
1500 people an hour. The 10-minute ride makes it very simple to reach
the island and the views of Nha Trang Bay are an added bonus. At night
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The terminal was very well taken care off and clean. It just arose my excitement more.<br />
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It was here when Wiwik told me about her bad experience riding on a cable car in our country. She said that the door couldn't close properly, and she heard rattling sounds all along the way. Eewwww... how scarry!!</div>
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Wiwik was in awe, because this cable car from Nha Trang almost gave no sound while it "flew". As for the door, it closed automatically, tightly, right when the cable car touched the air.</div>
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Here we are! Welcome to Vinpearl!! Yayyy!!</div>
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Come on, let's decide now what to visit first. Gabe, what do you think?</div>
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Alright, new year's eve in Nha Trang didn't turn to be like I had expected to be. But, I'm not going to repeat the terrible mistake I had done on <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/10/good-morning-nha-trang.html">my first morning in Nha Trang last September 2010</a>. I call it a terrible mistake, because I already heard my alarm ringing but I slept back. When I finally got up and pulled aside the curtain a bit, an awesome splendid early morning sky was hanging there. I ran down the hotel stairs and to the beach, but I was minutes too late to capture that awesome sky!<br />
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So now I got up and dressed up. Our room this time had no window. So the only way to check the sky is by getting out of the hotel. And... it was... brrr.... cold! Nha Trang in mid September and in early January turned out to be entirely different in terms of climate.<br />
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The sky over me was bare. The beach was still rather dark. I waited there, still hoping against hope that the September Sky would return.<br />
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This, was the only thing I got.<br />
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It's the beginning of a moon. It's the beginning of a new year. Happy New Year, Nha Trang!!automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170343070596003747.post-40286648409932445862011-05-15T20:06:00.000+07:002011-05-15T20:06:21.332+07:00Nha Trang, I come Again!!Nha Trang, December 31st 2010<br />
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Our 3 days 2 nights tour from Dalat through the Central Highlands with <a href="http://www.groovygeckotours.net/">Groovy Gecko Tours</a> ended in Nha Trang, my favorite city of Vietnam. We said goodbye at our hotel, Lammy.<br />
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My reason of choosing Lammy Hotel was because the beach was just across the street and because it was the budget hotel with the shortest distance I could get to the harbor. We paid 340.000 VND 1 night for a room with 3 single beds. The room was spacious and comfortable.</div>
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The weather, surprisingly to me, wasn't at all like the weather <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/10/nha-trang-island-tour.html">when I came to Nha Trang for the first time, 3 months ago</a>. It was now chilly if not cold. But in spite of that, Nha Trang was in a more hilarious mood. It was new year's eve.</div>
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Lanterns hung up every where making the streets of Nha Trang shone brighter.</div>
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And, we walked on to "Sailing Club", a restaurant which Wiwik's friend had recommended. It was fortunately within a walking distance to Lammy Hotel.</div>
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Once again I was surprised. Now by the waves. They rolled so high and crushed on the beach so hard that gave a very loud sound. It was very on contrary to <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/10/1st-train-from-saigon-to-nha-trang.html">my first night in Nha Trang 3 months ago in September</a>.</div>
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The best thing I like is, despite being a popular tourism area, the beach is so clean.</div>
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Gabe had fun teasing sea crabs while Wiwik used a concrete bench as her tripod. Poor Wiwik, she lost her tripod in Kuala Lumpur. I, kept on experimenting with my camera and tripod. It was for me first experience shooting on a beach in such condition.</div>
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Sailing Club was a big restaurant. You can dine inside the building or on the beach. But the tables really close to the seashore were empty. At first I asked Wiwik and Gabe to sit there, because I wanted to enjoy the beach view while dining. But it got very cold and as if the wind was going to throw the tables. I gave up.</div>
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Even here it was still chilly. We admired a lady wearing a backless gown next to our table. Her skin must be as thick as a whale's skin... I bet.</div>
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Yes, we are, budget travelers. But, this is new year's eve. Let's give ourselves a treat! This is Masali Chicken Linguine.</div>
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My choice of drink: Lemon Breeze. However, what we felt wasn't "breeze" but "wind".</div>
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Outside Sailing Club we found a cool sign. "Team Motorbike"... hahaha.</div>
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On our way back to the hotel, we stopped by at a public beach and took some pictures again. That's <a href="http://www.vinpearlland.com/">Vinpearl Land</a> across.</div>
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Here and there, groups of people <i>picnic</i>ed on the beach. Looks like they will stay all night long until pass midnight.</div>
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Honestly speaking, I had expected to have a more <a href="http://automidori.blogspot.com/2010/02/efforts-of-making-end.html">hilarious night like the one I had a year ago in Sai Gon</a>... Anyway, I was happy enough to be able to end the year in my favorite city of Vietnam. Good night, Nha Trang.</div>
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Same thing as rubber and coffee, red brick is something super common in my home country. However, I never really learned about the process of the making. Here I am now in a red brick factory.<br />
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Using a special tool, a brick worker cuts out rough blocks of terracotta.</div>
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He puts the blocks of terracotta into a mortar, stir it, and turns on the mortar.</div>
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The finely blended terracotta is run into a mold and comes out as seen in this picture. It's just like in a biscuit factory. At the end of the line, a knife hangs above and slices down automatically in a certain interval of time. Then the worker will pick up the wet bricks.</div>
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The wet bricks are piled up before inserted into a giant fire furnace.</div>
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These wet bricks have to be handled with care. Otherwise, the form can be easily damaged. Once damaged, it has to be thrown out of the line. The damaged wet bricks can be returned back into the mortar.</div>
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Next step: the wet bricks are inserted for 7 hours under a giant fire furnace which temperature is 3000 Celcius degree.</div>
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Rice skin and mud is mixed together and formed into tiles like this.</div>
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These mud tiles are needed to keep the heat inside the fire furnace keep on circulating smoothly.</div>
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During heating, air must not enter the bricks. If that happens, the bricks will become frail, and hence unusable.</div>
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Tin, our tour guide, showed us this red and white pole. It's a mark of the height of flood which covered many parts of Vietnam from North to South last October 2010.<br />
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The cause of this massive flood was Megi Typhoon. Some news about the disaster can be found <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/weather/floods/2010-10-18-vietnam-floods_N.htm">here</a> and <a href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20101018103407.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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<i>Elsewhere in central Vietnam, heavy rains killed at least 30 people and left three others missing.</i>automidorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386444247476978455noreply@blogger.com0