Our Trips to Viet Nam

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Dua-Coconut


Bai Bien Nha Trang-Beach



Cung Dinh Hue-The Citadel of Hue



Nha Khung-The "Crazy House", Da Lat





Hoi An






Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh- HCM City













Vinh Ha Long-Bay





Quoc Tu Giam-Viet Nam's First University


Den Ho Chi Minh-Mausoleum




Chua Mot Cot-One Pillar Pagoda



Chua Tran Quoc-Pagoda


Nha Bac Ho-Uncle Ho's house





Den Ngoc Son-Temple




My parents came from north Viet Nam. They both went south in 1942 to follow their jobs. In 1954 Viet Nam was divided into two and the war dragged on, and they did not return to the place of their birth until the country was reunited in 1975.

I, my three sisters, and four brothers, were born in the south. We speak Vietnamese with a mixture of southern and northern accent. In April 26, 1975, my brother-in-law, who is an American, came back to Viet Nam to get us out because he had heard rumors at the time that families with daughters who married Americans would be killed. My mother, a brother, two sisters, and I came to the United States with only clothes on our backs, and we spoke very little English. After 20 years of going to school and working here, in 1995 I came back to visit Viet Nam for the first time with my husband and my two boys. We went back again in 2003 and 2004.

2004 was the first time that I went to visit Ha Noi, capital of Viet Nam, with my husband and my sons. We hired a local driver and his car to drive us to places. We also rented a boat that took us to the beautiful and breathtaking Ha Long Bay. We visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and joined a long line of domestic and international people to pay a tribute to him. We also visted temples, Viet Nam's first university, museums, restaurants, and shops. Our first trip was to see family and relatives. Our second and third trips were to get to know more of Viet Nam from south to north. These trips were memorable and eye-opening for us all, and we came back to the States with a treasure of pictures and sovernirs. We are looking forward to subsequent trips to learn and find out more about Viet Nam.

Note: It is a mistake to spell Viet Nam, Ha Noi, Da Lat, Ha Long and the like as one word. How would you like me to spell UnitedStates, NewYork, SanFrancisco, LosAngeles, and so on as one?


COMMENT:

August 26, 2006

Hi Nga,

We are looking to your new pictures from Viet Nam, and I will be visiting your website often.

Melanie Lane in Seattle