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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