{"id":2674,"date":"2022-12-10T06:02:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2022-12-10T06:47:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T06:47:35","slug":"ho-chi-minh-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/10\/ho-chi-minh-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have heard many things about Vietnam, the food the beautiful rice fields but no one mentioned how hot and humid is.<\/p>\n

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Such a vibrant and busy city, motorcycles everywhere at all hours, hundred.. thousands, no stopping for red light or pedestrian signs.<\/p>\n

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The lotus flower and the portrait of the ex-president Ho Chi Minh are everywhere.<\/p>\n

The building to the right is a museum dedicated to “Uncle Ho”. The space is full memorabilia of his life and the steps he took to be who he is.<\/p>\n

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Below is the image of Uncle Ho with the People’s Committee Building behind.<\/p>\n

The neighborhood around the People’s Committee building is one of the best or the most expensive area in all the city, luxury stores are everywhere.<\/p>\n

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I have to say\u00a0 that the best steak that I ever had, has been in Vietnam, in a Argentinian restaurant and the steak was from Australia.<\/p>\n

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Vinh Trang Pagoda<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Buddhist temple near M\u1ef9 Tho in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.<\/p>\n

The Pagoda\u2019s style is an elegant blend of East and West; Renaissance-style patterns and Romanesque arches blend seamlessly with Japanese tile and traditional Vietnamese architectural styles.<\/p>\n

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he religious site was seriously damaged by French colonists in 1861 and a severe storm in 1904. On both occasions, practitioners restored the pagoda to its original splendor.<\/p>\n

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Mekong Delta\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is a vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands, home to floating markets, Khmer pagodas and villages surrounded by rice paddies.<\/p>\n

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During the tour we visit a coconut and bee farm.<\/p>\n

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Post Office<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The building was constructed when Vietnam was part of\u00a0French Indochina\u00a0in the late 19th century. It counts with\u00a0Gothic,\u00a0Renaissance\u00a0and French influences.<\/p>\n

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