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Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3 in Saigon, Vietnam

[info]cottontimer
11/15/05 03:16 pm
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Started off the morning with banh xeo at
one of the more well-known place in Ho Chi Minh City.
Pieman of Noodlepie was at 46A Dinh Cong Trang last year.



The pinkest church I've ever seen.


Shoes being sold at Tan Dinh Market.


Household goods in Tan Dinh.
Not a great place for the claustrophobic.


Dessert vendor.
I'm always too shy to get closer for a better pic.
Must get some pointers from Pieman.
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  • [info]mamemo
    11/15/05 08:57 am (UTC)
    the church look so sweet in that baby pink colour.

    • [info]cottontimer
      11/15/05 08:58 am (UTC)
      Maybe they're trying to be less intimidating?!

    • Tan Dinh Church

      (Anonymous)
      1/4/06 04:25 pm (UTC)
      Whaooo....This picture makes remember from my childhood....I was born there..and how many times i stood there to admire the Tan Dinh church....signed by a boy of Tan Dinh childhood

      • Re: Tan Dinh Church

        [info]cottontimer
        1/4/06 04:27 pm (UTC)
        Thanks for the comment! Where do you live now?

        • Re: Tan Dinh Church

          (Anonymous)
          1/4/06 04:34 pm (UTC)
          Before it was not pink but i don't know why and when they change to pink...also before there was no trees in the front...i had a lot of memories of my childhood from this pictures...BTW i live in CANADA now. I used to eat banh xeo from my childhood too...before i was small and i knew the owner too...

          • Re: Tan Dinh Church

            (Anonymous)
            9/24/08 06:17 pm (UTC)
            i went to school next door, there was a lady who sale banh tan ong, it was good, wonder if she still there :D

  • [info]alisonrae
    11/15/05 10:00 am (UTC)
    Will you miss Vietnam?

  • [info]squarenails
    11/15/05 10:43 am (UTC)
    i LOVE ban seo. i used to drive to orange county all the time to have it. with a glass of that sour fizzy drink, mmmmmm. heaven!

  • [info]far_gone
    11/15/05 11:36 am (UTC)
    Are you getting nostaligic for Vietnam already, now that you know you are leaving??

  • [info]kimmellee
    11/15/05 01:47 pm (UTC)
    Those shops remind me of the ones in NYC I went to in September. All closed in and packed full of stuff. Not surprisingly, they're mostly owned by asians...

    And that church is definitely the most pink one I've ever seen. Elli (my daughter) would LOVE it!

  • [info]qadira
    11/15/05 03:15 pm (UTC)
    Breakfast looks delicious! Though I'm not sure what it all is, which condiments go where, or any of those little details. Still, the fact I find it appealing when I'm only one-cup-coffee-awake is saying a lot.

    House elves would solve the boring breakfast options that exist in my house, hehehe.

    • [info]cottontimer
      11/16/05 02:49 am (UTC)
      We had to ask the people there to teach us how to eat it too! You take one of those really big lettuce leaves, put some herbs like basil in it, grab a piece of that omelette looking thing, roll it up and munch. YUM!

  • [info]misawong
    11/15/05 04:07 pm (UTC)
    I too love Banh Xeo. The Cambodians have it too and I just love love love it. You're going to really miss the food!

    • [info]cottontimer
      11/16/05 02:51 am (UTC)
      The food is yummy. In the end, though, we still crave what we grew up on - macaroni casserole! :D

  • [info]eurobrad
    11/15/05 04:59 pm (UTC)
    I miss Vietnamese food. I can't wait to explore Vietnam. Summer of '08 is too far.

    • [info]cottontimer
      11/16/05 02:52 am (UTC)
      Hi! Thanks for the comment. If you wait until 2008, it's going to be a totally different scene here.

  • [info]bbhome
    11/16/05 12:24 am (UTC)
    The Banh Xeo looks interesting.

    Sorry but hubby's travel dates have been pushed back by 1-2wks. BTW do you know how difficult it is to get through customs in Vietnam ? Esp if it's only Ryan and me ?

    • [info]cottontimer
      11/16/05 02:53 am (UTC)
      Customs in Vietnam should be manageable. They're not too picky. Just have to elbow your way through the crowd is all. You know how it is in Asian countries, people don't have a clue how to stay in line.

  • [info]echomyst
    11/16/05 02:46 am (UTC)
    Breakfast looks delicious!

    And... it's all about the zoom lens for me! haha
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