dimanche, août 06, 2006 I think I know what vnfan felt when she finally took a picture of the Sirius bike - because it was a heart stopping ten seconds as I saw the billboard from the taxi, scrabbled for my camera, willed it to boot up quicker, and FINALLY snapped three pictures in quick succession as my taxi made the roundabout in the crazy, crazy Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) traffic.Anyhow, I'm back! Food was excellent, traffic was crazy, friends were wonderful, and oh my goodness, bargaining is a pain in the nether regions, but the shopping was worth it. Shoes, bags, Áo dàis - you name it, they have it. I discovered also that the Áo dài is pronounced "ao yai" in the South (HCMC), while I was pronouncing it the wrong way "ao zai", which I had learned in the North, when I was in Hanoi. Apparently the pronounciation of the 4th and 5th tones (hỏi/'asking', which is heard in a dipping-rising tone, and (ngã/'tumbling', which is heard in a breaking-rising tone) are inconsequential in the South, but very important in the North. Confusing, but fun. The food is WONDERFUL. I am in love with Vietnamese food now. ETA - okay pictures are not coming out, but it's late and I'll fix them tmrw. [Back from HCMC] |
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