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		<title>VIETNAM A LA FRANCAISE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While walking around Hue, I met a French-looking Vietnamese old man who owns a small candy shop.]]></description>
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<p>While walking around Hue, I met a French-looking Vietnamese old man who owns a small candy shop: he was wearing a béret! Oh yeah!</p>
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<p>Contrary to the South, I could definitely feel the remains of French influence in Hué: it&#8217;s much easier to find French books; a waiter quickly identified me as French and practised the language with me; the imperial city is full of French tourists AND French-speaking tour guides whose French is very good; AND one of the bridges over the Perfume river was built by French engineer and architect Gustave Eiffel- the guy who built the Eiffel tower. Okay, this one doesn&#8217;t really count, I just had to mention it!</p>
<div id="attachment_7753" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7753" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/20/vietnam-a-la-francaise/tetsweets/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7753 " title="tetsweets" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tetsweets-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tet (Vietnamese new year) sweets.</p></div>
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<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>LE VIETNAM A LA FRANCAISE</p>
<p>En me promenant dans les rues de Hué je suis tombée sur un vieux marchand de douceurs au look français: il portait un béret! Oh yeah!</p>
<p>A Hué, contrairement au sud du pays, j&#8217;ai ressenti les restes culturels de la présence française: c&#8217;est beaucoup plus facile de trouver des livres en Français; un serveur m&#8217;a rapidement identifiée et en a profité pour pratiquer son Français avec moi; la cité impériale est pleine de Français ET de guides francophones dont le Français et très bon; enfin un des ponts au-dessus de la rivière des Parfums a été bâti par notre fameux Gustave Eiffel. Bon d&#8217;accord, cette dernière raison n&#8217;en est pas vraiment une, il fallait juste que je vous le dise!</p>
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		<title>IMPERIAL HUE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The imperial city of Hue, also known as citadel, is a must-see... unless you can visit the one in Beijing.]]></description>
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<p>The imperial city of Hue, also known as citadel, is a must-see&#8230; unless you can visit the one in Beijing that&#8217;s in a much better shape.</p>
<p>For me, it&#8217;s the first time I have ever set foot in an imperial city of any kind. The place was badly destroyed during the Vietnam war, hence the many ruins. But Thai Hoa palace and a few houses are beautifully holding up.</p>
<div id="attachment_7729" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7729" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/imperialcity/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7729 " title="imperialcity" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/imperialcity-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The entrance of the citadel.</p></div>
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<p>The imperial city has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and they are making efforts to restore the citadel as it once was. With a little imagination drawn from books or movies -I chose the latter(!) you can almost bring it back to life. The constant drizzle may also help setting the mood!</p>
<div id="attachment_7730" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7730" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/lotus/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7730 " title="lotus" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lotus-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lotus flowers on a pond.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7731" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7731" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/thaihoapalace/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7731 " title="thaihoapalace" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/thaihoapalace-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Thai Hoa palace still holding up.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7732" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7732" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/king/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7732 " title="king" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/king-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">That&#39;s how the Vietnamese emperor looked like.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7733" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7733" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/forbiddencity/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7733 " title="forbiddencity" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/forbiddencity-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The ruins of the forbidden city, called the Purple city, where only the Emperor and his suite were allowed. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_7734" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7734" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/princess/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7734 " title="princess" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/princess-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">That&#39;s how Vietnamese princesses looked like.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7735" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 409px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7735" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/queen/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7735 " title="queen" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/queen-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="409" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">And that&#39;s how the Queen looked like!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7736" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7736" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/wifeappart/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7736 " title="grandmaapart" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wifeappart-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Behind this door, the Queen Mother&#39;s apartments.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7737" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7737" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/19/imperial-hue/imperialhcm/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7737 " title="imperialHCM" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/imperialHCM-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Vietnamese paradox: Ho Chi Minh above the imperial city entrance.</p></div>
<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>HUE AU TEMPS DES EMPEREURS</p>
<p>La cité impériale de Hué, aussi connue sous le nom de citadelle, est un incontournable&#8230; à moins que vous puissiez visiter celle de Pékin, mieux préservée.</p>
<p>Pour ma part, c&#8217;est bien la première fois que j&#8217;ai mis le pied dans une une cité impériale. Les lieux ont été gravement touchés pendant la guerre du Viêtnam, d&#8217;où les nombreuses ruines. Mais le palais du trône ainsi que quelques maisons en parfait état brillent par leur présence.</p>
<p>La cité impériale de Hué est inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de l&#8217;UNESCO depuis 1993 et des travaux de restauration sont en cours. Avec un peu d&#8217;imagination tirée de livres ou de films (moi j&#8217;ai choisi les films!), on pourrait presque ramener cette cité à la vie. Et le perpétuel crachin aux allures bretonnantes aide un peu à donner le ton!</p>
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		<title>THE SPIRIT OF THE SEA</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Hoi An I paid a visit to Tiên Hâu,  the Goddess of the Sea.]]></description>
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<p>In Hoi An I paid a visit to Tiên Hâu, the Goddess of the Sea who lives in Phuc Kiên Temple. She is guarded by two genies constantly peering at the horizon to inform her about impending dangers. Phuc Kiên was built by Chinese migrants from Fujian province in 1757. I thought it was one of the most interesting sites in Hoi An.</p>
<div id="attachment_7673" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7673" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/templeentrance/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7673 " title="templeentrance" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/templeentrance-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Phuc Kiên temple</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_7674" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7674" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/deesse/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7674 " title="deesse" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/deesse-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tiên Hâu, the Goddess of the sea.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7680" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7680" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/genie1-3/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7680 " title="genie1" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/genie12-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Genie #1</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7681" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7681" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/genie2-4/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7681 " title="genie2" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/genie23-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Genie 2</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7682" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7682" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/boat/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7682 " title="boat" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boat-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Food offerings about to &#39;&#39;travel&#39;&#39; on a boat.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7683" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7683" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/offrandes/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7683 " title="offrandes" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/offrandes-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Offerings and money donations to the Goddess.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7689" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7689" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/dragonphuckien-2/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7689 " title="dragonphuckien" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dragonphuckien1-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dragon fountain in Phuc Kiên temple.</p></div>
<p>* * * * * * *<br />
L&#8217;ESPRIT DE LA MER</p>
<p>A Hoi An, j&#8217;ai rendu une petite visite à Tiên Hâu, la déesse de la mer, qui réside au temple Phuc Kiên. Elle est gardée par deux génies qui scrutent sans cesse l&#8217;horizon pour la prévenir des dangers imminents. Phu Kiên  a été bâti en 1757 par des immigrés chinois venus de la province du Fukien. De mon humble avis, c&#8217;est l&#8217;un des sites les plus intéressants de Hoi An.</p>
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		<title>THE STREETS OF HOI ANH</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/09/the-streets-of-hoi-anh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Version française plus bas) During my Têt holidays, I decided to visit the center region of Vietnam. I had an amazing time. I left Saigon on a sleeping bus.During the 22 hour long journey to Hoi An I met Yuliya, from Belarus and Sam, from Australia. We got along very well and decided to visit [...]]]></description>
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<p>During my Têt holidays, I decided to visit the center region of Vietnam. I had an amazing time.</p>
<p>I left Saigon on a sleeping bus.During the 22 hour long journey to Hoi An I met Yuliya, from Belarus and Sam, from Australia. We got along very well and decided to visit Hoi An together.</p>
<div id="attachment_7503" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0054.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7503   " title="IMG_0054" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0054-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The streets of Hoi An.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_7504" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9411.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7504 " title="IMG_9411" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9411-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Têt lamps.</p></div>
<p>We wandered around, visited old houses and buildings, bought dragon fruits and apples, looked out for conical hats, and ate Hoi An specialities: cao lau and wite rose.</p>
<p>Hoi An is a very cute town with beautiful old timber houses. Until the 19th century, Hoi An was a thriving port town thanks to trade with China and Japan. Those relationships largely influenced the architecture, a mix of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese styles.</p>
<div id="attachment_7506" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_01031.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7506 " title="IMG_0103" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_01031-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nguyen thai hoc street.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7507" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9523.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7507 " title="IMG_9523" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9523-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Yuliya, and Sam.</p></div>
<p>On the practical side, I wasn&#8217;t too happy with the ticket system for visitors. You must buy a 75,000 Dong pass that gives you access to one old house, one museum, one temple or bridge, one congregation hall and one music or handicraft show.</p>
<p>Hoi An is a World Heritage site and deserves to be. I understand that they need to make enough money to maintain all the monuments, especially those in which less people are interested, but it is frustrating that you cannot pick excatly what you want to see. Yuliya, Sam and I wanted to visit three old houses, but to do so each of us would have had to buy three passes. We tried to use our museum ticket to visit a house, we even said we would pay to visit the place, but the staff would hear nothing. &#8221;We can only accept ticket #2- the house ticket- because at the end of the month we count them and get money from the government accordingly,&#8221; we were told at the entrance.</p>
<div id="attachment_7508" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0057.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7508 " title="IMG_0057" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0057-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A house in Hoi An.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7509" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9681.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7509 " title="IMG_9681" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9681-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The river of Hoi An.</p></div>
<p>Still, if you don&#8217;t mind the tourists, Hoi An is definitely worth a little visit.</p>
<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>LES RUES DE HOI AN</p>
<p>Pour mes vacances du Têt j&#8217;ai décidé de visiter la région Centre du Viêtnam. Pendant le voyage long de 22 heures en bus couchettes entre Saigon et Hoi An, j&#8217;ai sympathisé avec Yuliya, une Biélorusse, et Sam, un Atustralien. Comme on s&#8217;entendait vraiment bien, on a décidé de visiter Hoi An ensemble.</p>
<p>Nous nous sommes promenés dans les rues, avons visité de vieilles demeures, acheté des fruits du dragon et des pommes, épié les flots de chapeaux coniques, et mangé des spécialités de Hoi An: le cao lau et les roses blanches.</p>
<p>Hoi An est une mignonne petite ville avec ses vieilles demeures en bois. Jusqu&#8217;au 19ème siècle, c&#8217;était un port florissant grâce au commerce avec la Chine et le Japon. Ces relations privilégiées se ressentent dans l&#8217;architecture da la ville, un mélange de styles vietnamiens, chinois et japonais.</p>
<p>D&#8217;un point de vue pratique, je n&#8217;ai pas été très convaincue par le système de tickets pour les visiteurs. On est obligé d&#8217;acheter un pass à 75 000 Dong qui permet d&#8217;assister à un spectacle musical ou d&#8217;artisanat, et  de visiter une vieille demeure, un musée, un temple ou pont et un lieu de rassemblement.</p>
<p>Hoi An est un site du patrimoine mondial et le mérite. Je comprend bien qu&#8217;il faut de l&#8217;argent pour maintenir tous ses monuments en état, notamment ceux délaissés par le public. Mais c&#8217;est tout de même frustrant de ne pas pouvoir visiter exactement ce que l&#8217;on souhaite. Yuliya, Sam et moi voulions visiter trois vieilles demeures et pour ce faire nous aurions dû acheter trois pass chacun! Nous avons essayé de faire passer notre ticket musées pour un ticket donnant accès aux maisons, et nous avons même proposé de payer pour visiter une vieille demeure mandarine. Mais le personnel ne voulait rien savoir. &#8221;On ne peut accepter que les tickets n°2, permettant de visiter une maison ancienne, car à la fin du mois le gouvernement nous donne de l&#8217;argent en fonction du nombre de tickets.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enfin, si côtoyer les touristes ne vous fait pas peur, Hoi An vaut largement un petit détour.</p>
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