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October 6th 2009
Published: October 13th 2009
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What I miss about COLORADO... I miss RAW Milk!!!!!!!! So much that I look for cows to milk. Since the Asians don't drink milk, they don't milk the cows, hence they don't lactate unless a teeny baby is around, so not much luck for me 😞 I also miss Buffalo Hot Dogs. Pizza. Chocolate. But the food in Vietnam FAR SUPERCEDES that of China, and I'm soaking it up. Yummy! I love Vietnam! Vi... Read Full Entry



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Joni Renee Zalk
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Keeping the groove alive, I intend to use this as my travel blog so that you can vicariously join me on my adventures around the world. It starts in Thailand, and will never end. So far: Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Next Stop: who knows? stay tuned. Here is my acupuncture website: www.divineacupuncture.com Joni P.S. Here is a great quote: "A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour." - George Bernard Shaw... full info
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Two ladies with birdsTwo ladies with birds
Two ladies with birds
Yes, they are alive. Story to come.
Have you every heard...Have you every heard...
Have you every heard...
of a drive by shooting? What about a drive by birding? Two ladies with birds on strings stand out and sell LIVE birds to passer-byers.
Dog on back of scooterDog on back of scooter
Dog on back of scooter
No, this is not a pork market.No, this is not a pork market.
No, this is not a pork market.
And if you ask, he would not say he is your best friend.
How to make the meat tender?How to make the meat tender?
How to make the meat tender?
Simple! If you torture the animal first, then you make the meat more tender. They tie the dog up, beat it, torch it, etc.
Hoa Lo PrisonHoa Lo Prison
Hoa Lo Prison
Many POWs were kept here in the Vietnamese War, and treated very well there. Also, MUCH torture of the Vietnamese people by the French were there. Very scary!
Hoa Lo PrisonHoa Lo Prison
Hoa Lo Prison
Introduction here. Lot of torture took place by French of Vietnamese, and later, the American POWs were kept here (and treated much better)
French torturing the Vietnamese French torturing the Vietnamese
French torturing the Vietnamese
The French wanted to take over Vietnam and make it a new French colony. So any Vietnamese who fought this was brutally tortured. In the same time period, the Jews and many other were being tortured and killed in Germany. As a whole, why do we torture each other?
modeling what prison looked likemodeling what prison looked like
modeling what prison looked like
Imagine being chained for years straight. One toilet in the room they all shared.
in personin person
in person
it seems so real, that you think they are moving. Very life like.
This was what happened before the prisonThis was what happened before the prison
This was what happened before the prison
There was a productive society that made clay pots and other goodies. It was trashed and burned so that the French can make their prison.
Water puppetsWater puppets
Water puppets
In the beginning of the show
Water puppetsWater puppets
Water puppets
Tell a story
Water puppetsWater puppets
Water puppets
After the show, they lifted up the screen to show how they did it.
Water Puppeteers bowing after the showWater Puppeteers bowing after the show
Water Puppeteers bowing after the show
An ancient art form of water puppets!
Guns for $2.95Guns for $2.95
Guns for $2.95
Remember when you could buy a gun for cheap from Sears?
GunsGuns
Guns
If you want to order it by mail, it's an extra 17 cents for postage.
There is a whole music marketThere is a whole music market
There is a whole music market
Instruments I've never even seen or heard of in my life!
more instrumentsmore instruments
more instruments
instrumentsinstruments
instruments
instrumentsinstruments
instruments



13th October 2009

Sonda
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Great to Hear From You Joni!
Your travel and notes are so great. I love to see you on your journey. Wow, you are an inspiration girl. Love ya, Joni Sonda
13th October 2009

Dad (Craig)
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Wow!
Those are some incredible photos of dogs being sold as meat. How shocking. I always thought that torture caused the adrenalin to flow which toughened up the meat. Perhaps just the opposite, but how cruel to treat an animal that way. Otherwise, looks like a fun country to visit. Love you. Papa Bear
13th October 2009

Auntie Lyn~
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Missing Milk....
Joni I had NO IDEA you "liked" milk! Or that you would even drink it! It strikes me as odd and funny :) Glad you are having such a rich experience!!!! Love Auntie Lyn~ Saw your folks a couple of weekends ago, and they both look GREAT!
21st October 2009

Shay
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There is no excuse for abuse.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Mahatma Gandhi
9th February 2010

Linh Tran
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Love Vietnam!
Nice to see my face there! Love Vietnam eh Joni! ^_^ Hugs,

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