Month: January 2019
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Hai Long Bay
Hanoi
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Life
Travel
Vietnam
I awoke early as the sun had not risen yet. We had to get on a bus pretty early, and I was going to prepare our breakfast. I found some bacon at the grocery store and made Diem and me a more traditional American breakfast.… continue reading
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Reaching Pandora and The Cove That Time Forgot.
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Hanoi
History
Life
Travel
Vietnam
The Future Is Bright and The Grocery Store
Hanoi was a city of many faces, each massive Burrow with its unique feel and character. The apartment was more on the extremity in the northeast end of the city. The tight-knit crisscrossing colonial spiderweb of organized chaos and jungle vistas was now replaced by broad avenues and a more structured grid-style layout.… continue reading Read More
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History
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Vietnam
The Man, The Myth and his Museum.
As we fell upon the gift shops and restaurants that often accompany any historical site, it was time for a snack. Diem brought me a cup filled with sweetened black rice topped with tangy yogurt. I gobbled up my offering as I walked around the gardens of the government complex.… continue reading Read More
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Ho Chi Minh
As we entered the central government complex, I had to turn my phone off. I will do my best to describe its majesty here. I was later allowed to photograph from a distance, but the interior of the mausoleum was off limits.… continue reading Read More
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The Petrified Georgian
We stepped into a taxi and headed to the central government parade ground. A jungle set scene reminiscent of the former communist headquarters of Red Square. As we exited the cab and stepped onto the sidewalk, a mother’s scream pierced the den of the busy street scene a few feet from my ears.… continue reading Read More
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Parlez-vous Francais?
I again met Diem on the rooftop for breakfast. No soup this morning. All cold offerings. This was fine with me as it was all delicious. A cold noodle “salad”, apples, bananas, more dragon fruit, some cold bacon, cucumbers, chilled blanched carrots, and assorted delicate French-style pastries.… continue reading Read More
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Hanoi
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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?
I awoke around 6:30 in the morning feeling very refreshed. Dinner had been uneventful last night except for the food. It was almost inedible for the first time since I arrived here. It wasn’t for flavor, or repulsiveness, or anything like that.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
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Da Nang
Hanoi
Life
Travel
Vietnam
The Lady From An Lão.
I will take this time to let my readers know a little about my traveling companion and guide for the duration of my trip. As I discussed in an earlier blog, Tina and the rest of the family were going home shortly after we arrived.… continue reading Read More
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Hanoi
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Vietnam
A Lazy Day In Hanoi
As I reached the hotel, I went into my room and put on some more appropriate clothing. I sat on my bed, pulled out my computer, and started doing some work. In my windowless room, I began to feel the High noon heat warming the heart of this historic hotel.… continue reading Read More
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The Jungle City of Seduction
We walked out of the hotel into the streets of Hanoi and headed for St. Joseph’s Cathedral. We wandered past shop stalls serving their steaming breakfast bowls, lines of plastic chairs, and tiny tables where the shop patrons ate their morning offerings.… continue reading Read More
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I opened my eyes and looked at my watch. It was dead. My phone was lying on the bed, not plugged up, and my portable charger was also lifeless. At the painful conclusion of yesterday’s journey, I had failed to do my Pre-sleep preparations.… continue reading
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Our Room Without a View.
Food
Hanoi
Jet Lag
Travel
Vietnam
