Greetings from Duong Ngyuen Hue, HCMC

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This is Ilene saying hi from HCMC--

I'll give you some fun touristy things to look at here. I always get a kick out of the Ben Thanh market scene--It's just as interesting to watch the tourists navigate it as it is to look at all of the things for sale. Americans tourists are few and far between, though--many more Asian, European, and Australian tourists. And it's hard to find any tourists my age. Most seem 40+.

I start Vietnamese lessons tomorrow. I found a private tutor through a friend of a friend who teaches foreigners. The first thing we will do, he informs me, is work on pronunciation. Yes, please.

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Photos

HCMC at dusk, from Palace Hotel
View from the balcony of the Palace Hotel, downtown HCMC.

Weasel Coffee in Ben Thanh market
Worth the trip? Oh, yes.

Fish in Ben Thahn market
These are not the ones I saw killed.

Comments

[Jake]

Dear Ilene, Hope you are having a great time PS Those fish look like bats!