Sunday, 27 January 2013

One morning on Mui Ne beach

Morning ebb

and a view from the sun bed in the shadow.

Just around the corner - small guest house

Our resort view from the beach

Fishermen are back from work

and are glad to pose!

Ready made bath tubes?!

Assorting shells

still finding a lot of nice pieces.

Above the beach, on the street, is a nice pagoda.

Steady beach front to keep the strong waves out.

Back by swiming pool...

and it´s tranquility...

Fisherman by the pond,

which we see from our terrace...

One evening on Mui Ne beach

The way out from our tropical garden into the street life

Fish restaurants on the beach street with their assortment. So called "Bo Ké" restaurants, after the one restaurant that was mentioned in "Lonely planet"

Here you can  even try to taste a crocodile...

The view from the other side of the street,

where we eat our dinner -

with fresh do it yourself spring rolls!

Mui Ne beach, would not be as it is without the Russian tourists , who dominate the area,
but gives alimentation to thousands of Vietnamese families.

Saturday, 26 January 2013

Train ride Saigon - Mui Ne


Leaving the Saigon River
some good land for the gardening

if you are quick you even snap a photo of the pagoda/church

waiting for train to pass

Breakfast in the empty morning train.

Rice fields

Some mountains 562 m above sea level

Coffe shop on wheels

Dragon fruits plantation

Phan Thiet harbour

Last kilometres on the bus

We are by the sea!

Botanical Zoo in Saigon

On the way to the Garden you pass by the Military Museum

Here you see some real heroes

in all their beauty.

Nice Pagoda on the right side 

and History Museum on your left side.

Here we are in the Botanical Garden and Zoo

There were also tigers and lions

and wild bears too!

lovely giraffes...

and singing penguins

and very very hot was that day...

... outside the school, waiting for children to take home.

Back to our corner of District one.

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Sunday in Saigon

Sunday is a wedding day and

photo shooting by Notre Dame is a part of it...

as a party in a fancy ballroom is a must

Saigon river is not as beautiful as it sounds:-)

"oldtimer" is nice

"newtimer" needs some describtion:-)

Coffe at "The Coffe Bean" is a trendy people thing... as a tourist you can get you shoes polished at least five times:-)

a taxi ride costs a furtune, but it's a popular way to get rid of those millions...

to have a mask on a ride is a must

the parking place... Ordnung muss sein!