Easter Mekong Tour, Vietnam - Page 4

emmettken · 04-07-2008, 10:04 AM

Great!!

Love the pics & report. I was stationed at Vinh Long,while in the Army, in 1969. We flew all over the delta.My dream ride is to go back & ride that area.

Josh69 · 04-07-2008, 10:06 AM

This is in downtown Tra Vinh city in Tra Vinh province. It's a reasonable size city but everything shuts early. The night before after my headache induced laydown in the hotel, when I finished my bowl of pho at about 10pm I tried to find an ice-cream for desert.... everything was shut

But anyway, here is some roadside trading going on at an open-air market:

Josh69 · 04-07-2008, 10:10 AM

The vendors wear conical hats and the shoppers wear motorbike helmets:

Josh69 · 04-07-2008, 10:13 AM

All over Vietnam you will find roadside coffee shops. I really like Vietnamese coffee; sometimes hot, sometimes iced but always strong.

Depending where you have it it ranges from about VND4,000 (about US$0.25) up to VND30,000 (US$2) if you are really trying to spend a lot.

clenart50 · 04-07-2008, 10:16 AM

Great pics! I'm enjoying coming along for the ride.
Can I request a song? More shots of the food and the ladies!
C

Josh69 · 04-07-2008, 10:16 AM

The coffee (a lot of it) is placed in a metal filter which has a multitude of tiny holes in the bottom. Water is then poured in. It takes several minutes for it to drip all the way out into the glass below. It's often taken with condensed milk.

And so it was time for me to have a coffee....

Josh69 · 04-07-2008, 10:17 AM

And that's enough for tonight. More tomorrow. Comments welcome

kres · 04-07-2008, 10:24 AM

This is GREAT stuff!

thetoecutter · 04-07-2008, 10:49 AM

Great report. That area and South America are my two places I really hope to see on a bike one day.

Gaston Gagne · 04-07-2008, 11:15 AM

Thanks for the report and keeping it rated G. I shared this with my second graders.

Josh69 · 04-08-2008, 05:23 AM

Before I go on with my Easter Tour write up -
Biking in Vietnam Factoid: A lot of people in Vietnam like to colour coordinate their helmet and clothes and even their bike as well.

Sometimes it is company policy:

Josh69 · 04-08-2008, 05:24 AM

Sometimes it is just fashion:

Dessert Storm · 04-08-2008, 05:50 AM

Extremely excellent!

Josh69 · 04-08-2008, 06:19 AM

Next stop on now on Easter Sunday was the CAO DAI temple.

Cao Dai-ism is unusual as religions go, as there are three main saints, one you probably would not have heard of, but the others you may have:

Cao Dai Saints:
Sun Yat Sen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen

and

Victor Hugo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo

Yup, that's Victor Hugo the author. Nope, I'm not making it up, you can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Dai
and here
http://www.caodai.org/pages/?pageID=1

There is a big Cao Dai temple in the city of Tay Ninh, but this one below is a smaller Cao Dai temple:

Josh69 · 04-08-2008, 06:21 AM

This chap was nice enough to show me around:

04-07-2008, 10:06 AM	#47
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	This is in downtown Tra Vinh city in Tra Vinh province. It's a reasonable size city but everything shuts early. The night before after my headache induced laydown in the hotel, when I finished my bowl of pho at about 10pm I tried to find an ice-cream for desert.... everything was shut But anyway, here is some roadside trading going on at an open-air market: Attached Images

04-07-2008, 10:10 AM	#48
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	The vendors wear conical hats and the shoppers wear motorbike helmets: Attached Images

04-07-2008, 10:13 AM	#49
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	All over Vietnam you will find roadside coffee shops. I really like Vietnamese coffee; sometimes hot, sometimes iced but always strong. Depending where you have it it ranges from about VND4,000 (about US$0.25) up to VND30,000 (US$2) if you are really trying to spend a lot. Attached Images

04-07-2008, 10:16 AM	#51
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	The coffee (a lot of it) is placed in a metal filter which has a multitude of tiny holes in the bottom. Water is then poured in. It takes several minutes for it to drip all the way out into the glass below. It's often taken with condensed milk. And so it was time for me to have a coffee.... Attached Images

04-07-2008, 10:24 AM	#53
kres Arrrrrrrrr! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: NoVA... Again. Oddometer: 1,197	This is GREAT stuff! __________________ -Kres "...he wondered if a God subtle enough to invent quantum mechanics would really be intrested in having people deliver rote prayers and swing incense pots in His direction." - Jack McDevitt

04-07-2008, 10:04 AM	#46
emmettken Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2005 Location: southwest idaho Oddometer: 1,741	Great!! Love the pics & report. I was stationed at Vinh Long,while in the Army, in 1969. We flew all over the delta.My dream ride is to go back & ride that area.

04-07-2008, 10:16 AM	#50
clenart50 healing knife Joined: Apr 2004 Location: The Boogie-Down Oddometer: 9	Great pics! I'm enjoying coming along for the ride. Can I request a song? More shots of the food and the ladies! C

04-07-2008, 10:17 AM	#52
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	And that's enough for tonight. More tomorrow. Comments welcome

04-07-2008, 10:49 AM	#54
thetoecutter Cutter of Toes Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Lower Bucks Co, PA Oddometer: 1,814	Great report. That area and South America are my two places I really hope to see on a bike one day. __________________ 450 sx street V4.3 05 950

04-07-2008, 11:15 AM	#55
Gaston Gagne Past Easy Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Western Piedmont, NC Oddometer: 1,566	Thanks for the report and keeping it rated G. I shared this with my second graders. __________________ Cela est comment nous roulons.

04-08-2008, 05:23 AM	#56
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	Before I go on with my Easter Tour write up - Biking in Vietnam Factoid: A lot of people in Vietnam like to colour coordinate their helmet and clothes and even their bike as well. Sometimes it is company policy: Attached Images

04-08-2008, 05:24 AM	#57
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	Sometimes it is just fashion: Attached Images

04-08-2008, 05:50 AM	#58
Dessert Storm Dances With Drunks Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Thumping and Popping Oddometer: 722	Extremely excellent! __________________ 'You like motorcycles, beer, and ladies. I'm afraid I have the same illness' - Thierry.

04-08-2008, 06:19 AM	#59
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	Next stop on now on Easter Sunday was the CAO DAI temple. Cao Dai-ism is unusual as religions go, as there are three main saints, one you probably would not have heard of, but the others you may have: Cao Dai Saints: Sun Yat Sen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen and Victor Hugo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hugo Yup, that's Victor Hugo the author. Nope, I'm not making it up, you can read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Dai and here http://www.caodai.org/pages/?pageID=1 There is a big Cao Dai temple in the city of Tay Ninh, but this one below is a smaller Cao Dai temple: Attached Images

04-08-2008, 06:21 AM	#60
Josh69 ^OP Uhhh Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Euroland Oddometer: 573	This chap was nice enough to show me around: Attached Images

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