Category Archives: Backpack 4

An incredible experience in Sai Gon

We were blessed today by getting an invitation from Anh, the wonderful young lady we met in the Galapagos a few month back.

Invited to get a snap-shot view on how the Vietnamese celebrate Chinese New Year at home with their family.

Incredible food, even more impressive hospitality, and beautiful singing!

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On way to HCM (Saigon)

Towards Airport Hoi An – Marble Mountain: climbing to see Buddha

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Colourful Saigon New Year:  ‘Chuc Mung Nam Moi’SaigonSquare DragonHed

The Family biking around town – seeing the sites

Biking at times is rather easy, but traffic can get ‘hairy’

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Mom “window-shops” on her bike….HoShopBike

We visit a temple, and become one with the dragons,….

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A nice old Japanese (covered) bridge… makes us hungry.JapBrigHoiAn

Lunch

Travel can be stressful – need to build in the breaks

Short one – quick peak in the kitchen of busy travellers.

Heidi concentrating on the massage that is to come; a picture of where we are treated in parallel….

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Learning about Silk creation

From worm to cocoon to silk thread – very educational.

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A day at the Sepang Race track!

 

 

 

To the track in the yellow GT3. On the track an a Cup car GT3, Awesome!  The faces tell the story.  little other to add.

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A day on tour in KL

A morning tour into little India: food of banana leaves. Enjoying the decorations in the mall.

For dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant…

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Night out in KL with former colleague

We went to one of my favourite steer markets and ate my the best shrimp in town, crab and shellfish.

Leendert got his first beer (ok a malt one) – notice the nice contrast with the background (it’s like a before/after picture!)

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We tried the Durian and the faces say it all!DurianYuk

 

(good thing there are no pictures of me later that night!)

SEA – Here we are – In KL now for real

So we switched from Dubai (dry) heat to Kuala Lumpur – Humid and 27 degrees (centigrade)

Great to be in the region. Straight off to walk the town and visit the the prime KL site, the Petronas building – visited the mall and had a great street dinner.

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Ok, so we like Sushi…

Tried to take a picture of the platter, but by the time I got the camera to focus this was all I could frame!

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