Yesterday-2

Binh Tay Market left, we visited three of the Chinese temple on Nguyen Trai Street, District 5. All three temples have similar architecture. Our first temple to worship Thien Hau. (Sun Wukong in Chinese Buddhist legends Tang dynasty period). Generally these places serving the spiritual life of the Vietnamese community of Chinese origin. In the oppressive space of the temple, many western tourists who were gliding in the main hall. They were taking pictures, watching the statues made of wood. Pungent incense smoke do think ngut eyes. The incense hung on high circle. Here is where each person to pray to god to support their daily lives. Each incense as their hearts (recorded each person’s name) to send the Holy spirit to aim and pray for their families and work effort nude having much luck …

Time passed, and today, both Chinese and Vietnamese native also shared a belief. They blend into each other to live as friends. Although the two nations have many cultural differences, but nowadays about these are no longer like before the war. Today the two nations have common ideals that make an economic contribution to build a new prosperous life happy.
Vietnamese people have a saying “the rich will be more ceremonial” That would say that the full material life, humans often seek to place the sacred cult ceremony to pray for god’s national security move, family more share happiness and prosperity ceremony with praise god gave them the good things in life.

For me, I also take this opportunity to light a joss compression requirements for their own items to get a stable job, my family, especially my mother has health …

Temporary split with god, we returned to hotel after visiting Pho 24 restaurant lunch. Bye I said something about noodle dish for you to understand a bit more about traditional dishes of Vietnam. This dish originated in northern Vietnam. It is a pleasure food imports so many generations of Vietnamese. It consists of cooked beef bones from the basement and traditional spices. The main components are noodles made from rice flour Pureed … If someday you go to Vietnam to try this dish. However, in the U.S. and other countries in the world, where many Vietnamese live have this dish. But nothing special compared to the noodle dishes are cooked in Vietnam.

Thien Hau Temple – District 5 Ho Chi Minh City

But if you’re observant, you can recognize the difference between the two noodle dishes of northern and southern Vietnam. The reason for this difference is due to differences in food culture between the two regions. Although originating from the north, while to the south but are required for different tastes of other southerners to northerners. The former tend to prefer the sweet taste of sweet with sugar …

Incense hung freezing in Thien Hau temple

After lunch, our plan has changed since the Assembly hall music that we intend to visit do not work. So we postponed because they are not arranged schedule performance. Where we plan to visit the Assembly Hall Truc Mai ethnic music. This place was established a few years ago a couple of original artists in Hanoi. They often performed traditional musical instruments in their own home in Dist. Western tourists to enjoy increasing, and that affect their performance schedule. But regret does not have the opportunity to introduce national music for visitors, but we return to rest and visit the Hai Ba Trung enjoy Thai food after a long sleep. Here is a restaurant opened by a man from Thailand. The food here is nothing different dishes cooked in Thailand. I really do not remember the name of this restaurant but if there is a chance I will be with you visit this place once …

Yesterday!

Yesterday, occasionally heard the title of my posts look like a song that people love. Indeed I do not mean adorn his article with a familiar name. But the day before my like a long way in the pain in love. Substance contained in a sad heart that even in these pages I can not share with anyone. Although in some of my friends read my blog, someone who can understand the feelings, emotions in my life in any way.

Now is the time I just wanted to tell you that I have overcome these difficulties. A friend of mine and also a guide that I guests. He also came from America (most of my customers are from America). Beginning of my day is not different from me waking up early, run a few past me in living areas, breakfast and check email … What’s different than usual today is that I get a phone call from his request for a guided tour around the city of Saigon.

I weed wanderings on busy streets of Saigon. The weather is hot this season and a bit more sun. Morning sun serving as the play within wheels light flickers on. Mon rays of light on subjects touched the radiant faces of pedestrians. The liberal wind blowing from time to time on the river bank. I pulled into the parking lot of the Majestic Hotel on Dong Khoi Street and start with what I wanted to do today.

Next I was a man about 60 years old Trac, a bit thin but his face seemed possible a friendly likeable. With a gentle smile and dressed simply do not like the west that I often encounter on the street. Only marginally over time may also learned that he lived a quiet and discreet.

Monument to President Ho Chi Minh City, in front of City People’s Committee

After the questions of etiquette, we walked into the main problems of today. Through the mail before he visited Vietnam, I have learned that he wants to have intended to Vietnam. Our only thing is to streamline the time and route is to try to visit more places.

Ben Thanh Market, the bustling market-style architecture built by the French occupation is where our first choice. An exciting because this is the first time he was behind the motorcycle.His face showed little concern for safety. With U.S. $ 20 fee for a guide on the cheap for the friendly and convenient for traveling around the city. With the motto is customer satisfaction, I’m ready for what could exchange for a smile on the faces of the guests. We sent the car and go into the cages at the market. A typical scene of any thermal impact on the Vietnamese market our eyes. The restaurants, the stalls selling souvenirs, clothing alone is … everything. He took the digital camera to record the continuous click something from real life of Vietnamese people.The group of tourists going back and watching in panic, sometimes stopping to view a few items. Things they like best include hat, cap type and is made of coconut palm leaves, and other types of crafts and fine art …

Americans in the War Remnants Museum

Some of them stopped taking several types of photo souvenir. She sells the warm and sometimes unsettled guests to purchase. One thing to note with visitors that, with the need to negotiate a purchase price, if not too expensive purchase …

Leaving the noisy markets, we continue the journey to Binh Tay Market. The market that everyone called ChoLon (Big Mart). Landscape Living here is not dissimilar to Ben Thanh Market. Only thing, most people in this business in the Vietnamese community, the original Chinese. Goods sold at the ground floor is mainly food and spices, all kinds of sauce made from fish, vegetables … On the first floor are stalls selling clothes and candy…This is a wholesale market area supply goods to all districts of the city and surrounding provinces.  Most customers are traders from other regions to come.

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