Hội An - Tết 2011 (the Year of the Cat)

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February 9th 2011

Published: February 9th 2011

Tết 2011 (Vietnamese Lunar New Year - the Year of the Cat): We had a long holiday this year (8 days) and I decided to celebrate my new year in central Vietnam instead of traveling abroad like I often do. My intention on this 5-day trip (31/1 to 4/2/2011) was to experience New Year's eve in Hội An old town and go by boat to Cù Lao Chàm island. Unfortunately, the weather was not great during m... Read Full Entry

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I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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Cat and lanterns

Lanterns in Hội An

Lanterns by Thu Bồn river in Hội An

On the way to Cửa Đại beach (Hội An)

A shop in Hội An

A house in Hội An on NY's eve

Some things are placed on the table in front of the house as ritual on New Year's Eve (cúng giao thừa). This shot was taken just an hour before the new year (11pm, 2/2/2011).

Ritual on NY's eve (cúng giao thừa)

At a house in Hội An town on 2/2/2011.

29/3 Park in Đà Nẵng city

Hội An old town

View from Japanese Covered Bridge in the town.

Hội An on NY's eve

Stage by Thu Bồn river (Hội An) on NY's eve

Mỳ Quảng noodles in Đà Nẵng city

This is famous food in Đà Nẵng city and also in Quảng Nam province. It consists of noodles, egg, shrimp, chicken, peanuts, vegetables and rice crackers.

Japanese cat Doraemon at the lantern festival

Mini gas station on the way to Cửa Đại beach

A house in Hội An on NY's eve

On front door you can see "Watchful eyes". They are supposed to protect the residents of the house from harm.

On the way to Cửa Đại beach (Hội An)

Inside a house in Hội An

Hội An on NY's eve

Temple on Japanese Covered Bridge

The Chinese letters mean "Lai Viễn Kiều" (Bridge for Passers-by from Afar).

Children are playing inside an alley in Hội An

This shot was taken on morning of the first day of the lunar new year (3/2/2011).

Human chess performed by children at 29/3 Park in Đà Nẵng

Performance before the human chess started.

9th February 2011

John Strathearn
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Thanks for the great photos and interesting information.

9th February 2011

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deleted_49612

Beautiful photos! I am glad you decided to continue writing on TravelBlog. The Front Page would lose something if your contributions stopped. :)

9th February 2011

Graciela
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Hoi An
I have some of the best memories of Hoi An, a lovely enchanting city. And I also have a picture of that famous bridge. Love from Argentina. Graciela.

10th February 2011

Leah
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Hi Hong Ha, Happy Tet :) Thank you for the absolutely beautiful write up. The lantern festival looks beautiful & great to walk on a cool night :). Definately a great reason for me to visit Hoi An one day... Hue also another place with old buildings which I plan to visit. The weather in Kuala Lumpur has been very wet before chinese new year with some towns flooded on the eve of chinese new year. People unable to celebrate chinese new year as they stayed in school while waiting for weather to clear. After getting home, they have to clean up the houses which were full of mud. Take care, Leah

10th February 2011

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

Chuc mung nam moi! Thanks for another intertesting blog and great photos. It is interesting that in Vietnam it is the year of the cat, but in China, Signapore, etc it is the year of the rabbit. When I visited Cabramatta just before Tet (this is the home fo Sydney's largest VN community) I only found trinkets and gifts for the rabbit and not the cat.

10th February 2011

Hideyuki Kobayashi
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A Happy New Year
I did not know this year is the year of the cat in Vietnam. I hope you will be active in your own travel style, this year, too!

11th February 2011

Ray
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Ba Na
Nice photographs...Good Article on Hoi An....I like Hoi An...:) :)

27th February 2011

KTN78
FM CHIN

Welcome back...like reading your blog. The Chinese here ushered the "Rabbit". Just wonder the 12 zodiac animals circle in Vietnam. Anyway, all the very best for 2011.

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