Carl's Travel Blog
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Putting together out tree
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A cooking class with Van: Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Lemongrass Beef
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Cutting lemongrass
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Cooking Corby!
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Van and Corby making the rolls
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Ready to fry! Bring on the hot oil!
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Making the dipping sauce
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Our crisp finished product
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Spring Rolls and a wonton over cold noodles and salad
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Another way to eat the rolls: inside a lettuce wrap
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Cooking the beef
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Cutting up the salad
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Finished product: Lemongrass Beef over noodles and salad
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Monday, December 13, 2010
CITY TOUR: Jay and I get up at the crack of dawn to go on a city tour of Saigon. But first, time for Scrabble.
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A Seattle man enjoys good coffee all around the world now
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We stop for some coconut drink and tea
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Our city tour included a stop at an expensive lacquer shop
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An incredible peacock carving
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Notre Dame church
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The beautiful Main Post Office in Saigon
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The main hall of the post office
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Inside the Main Post Office
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A museum dedicated to showing future generations the horrible crimes that occurred in Vietnam during the "American War"
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Quoting our own words before showing all the horrible things that happened in their country through photos
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We left in a kind of hurry and left a few things behind
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Other plane left behind
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Welcome to Communist Vietnam since 1975!
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The incense was THICK inside
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Buying a spiral incense to bring good luck
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Inside the Chinese Temple
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A Chinese temple in a country that has very visible places of worship
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The "Reunification" Palace: Jay said it's similar to a shotgun wedding!
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A view out towards the American embassy
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Paint is also used to create the pieces
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Artisans use duck egg shell to create beautiful designs for lacquer trays
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Our day long trip to the Mekong Delta ends with a beautiful view of Ho Chi Minh's newest skyscraper
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Riverfront housing
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The sunsets on our tour of the Mekong Delta
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Finally we board this "speedboat" that took three hours to get back to Saigon city
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Our journey continues
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Our guide shows us a jar of whiskey "flavored" with a dead bird and snakes. He is holding the dead bird.
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Jay tries rice whiskey with a dead bird and snakes in it!
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Rowing down the river
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This is what Corbin touched
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Touching the honey in a comb covered with bees!
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Friday, December 10, 2010
River front housing
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A river tug
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Jay and Terry relax after lunch
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Yes, beer for lunch. Please don't judge us. It's super hot and 100% humidity.
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Up the river looked A LOT like Disney's Jungle Cruise
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