Tega Saigona kar ne morva in ne morva zapustit. Vceraj sem bil verjetno prevec lacen in pogumen, zato sem si privoscu en majhen testen zepek pri obcestni prodajalki (tko mikavno je zgledal). Predvidevam da sem zarad tega za pol dneva oblezal s slabim pocutjem in vrocino. Po skrbni negi Sare, se je moje stanje drasticno izboljsalo, tko da sem spet fit. Jutr pa res na pot proti jugu, tokrat bl na izi in ziher z manjso vodeno skupino. V treh dneh nameravava prit do Phnom Penha (Kambodza). Se ze veseliva voznje s colni po ozkih kanalih ... juhu!!
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Another test before the Mekong Delta
Today we wanted to leave the city for the peace of the Mekong delta, but we got stuck here for another day. Yesterday I was a bit too hungry and brave I guess, so I bought a kind of a small pastry from a street vendour (it looked sooo good). I think that was the reason for me feeling sick for half a day. I spent the time in bed, feeling really bad, I even had some fever. As Sara was taking care of me I was well in no time, so I'm fit for the travelling again. So tomorrow we really leave Saigon, we'll take it easy, joining a small guided tour. We plan to arrive in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in three days. We're already looking forward to traveling by boats through the narrow canals ...
Prikaz objav z oznako Vietnam. Pokaži vse objave
Prikaz objav z oznako Vietnam. Pokaži vse objave
nedelja, 11. november 2007
sobota, 10. november 2007
Dozivljanje Saigona
Ker imava ze na voljo brezplacen internet, bova to se mal izkoristla, ker ne veva kako bo z javljanjem v prihodnje. Jutr namrec z busom odrineva naprej proti Mekong delti.
Vceraj se nisva mogla upreti obisku najbolj zivahne trznice v mestu, kjer menda dobis vse, ce pa cesa nimajo, pa tega po vsej verjetnosti ne rabis. No, jst sem sicer iskal lahke hlace, a jih ocitno ne rabim :) Po trznici se prebijas skozi ozke prehode med kupi blaga, oblacil, sadja, susenih in svezih rib, raznoraznih spominkov (kic), posode, in se mnogo drugih stvari. Na najino presenecenje in zalost niso prevec dojemljivi za barantanje. Ampak vsake tolk casa nama rata tud kej zdilat. Mal nama povzroca tezave dejstvo, da je polno nakupa "vrednih" stvari, pa se morva zaenkrat mal nazaj drzat. Vsaj cene sadja niso pretirano visoke, zato si ga obilno privosciva in ob tem spoznavava vedno nove sorte in okuse.
Na vsakem koraku je opazno prepletanje tradicije (konicasti klobuki, cikloji - sorta rikse, poboznost v templjih) in komunisticne propagande (plakati, zastave, uniforme, ...). Parki so v nasprotju z ulicami zelo lepo urejeni in nadvse uporabni. Cez dan ti nudijo senco, popoldne pa streho nad glavo. Sva pogruntala tole vreme, tako da naju popoldanske nevihte niti ne presenecajo niti ne motijo vec. Sva ze kot lokalca, samo oci nama se ne zateguje navzgor (verjetn sva pojedla se premal riza).
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Experiencing Saigon
Yesterday we couldn't resist the exploring of the biggest market in the city. There, they say, you can buy everything you need. If not, the thing isn't really needed :) The market is housed in a big building, the small passages are surrounded by piles of textile, clothes, fruit, dried and fresh fish, dishes, millions of different souvenirs and much much more. We were quite surprised by the fact that the sellers don't like to bargain much, but from time to time we manage to buy something really cheap. We're a bit sad because we have to hold our horses when it comes to buying things we really like, because we're only starting our journey. At least the fruit comes quite cheap, so we eat a lot of it, trying different sorts and flavours...
There is a mixture of tradition (conical hats, ciclos, religiousness in the temples...) and communist propaganda (posters, flags uniforms...). The parks are well cared for and very functional, especially in comparison with the streets. They are shady during the heat of the day and they give a sort of shield from rainshowers in the evening. We're slowly begining to understand the weather here, so the rain doesn't bother us anymore. We already feel like locals, but the shape of our eyes is still european. We guess we haven't eaten enough rice yet :)
Vceraj se nisva mogla upreti obisku najbolj zivahne trznice v mestu, kjer menda dobis vse, ce pa cesa nimajo, pa tega po vsej verjetnosti ne rabis. No, jst sem sicer iskal lahke hlace, a jih ocitno ne rabim :) Po trznici se prebijas skozi ozke prehode med kupi blaga, oblacil, sadja, susenih in svezih rib, raznoraznih spominkov (kic), posode, in se mnogo drugih stvari. Na najino presenecenje in zalost niso prevec dojemljivi za barantanje. Ampak vsake tolk casa nama rata tud kej zdilat. Mal nama povzroca tezave dejstvo, da je polno nakupa "vrednih" stvari, pa se morva zaenkrat mal nazaj drzat. Vsaj cene sadja niso pretirano visoke, zato si ga obilno privosciva in ob tem spoznavava vedno nove sorte in okuse.
Na vsakem koraku je opazno prepletanje tradicije (konicasti klobuki, cikloji - sorta rikse, poboznost v templjih) in komunisticne propagande (plakati, zastave, uniforme, ...). Parki so v nasprotju z ulicami zelo lepo urejeni in nadvse uporabni. Cez dan ti nudijo senco, popoldne pa streho nad glavo. Sva pogruntala tole vreme, tako da naju popoldanske nevihte niti ne presenecajo niti ne motijo vec. Sva ze kot lokalca, samo oci nama se ne zateguje navzgor (verjetn sva pojedla se premal riza).
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Experiencing Saigon
Yesterday we couldn't resist the exploring of the biggest market in the city. There, they say, you can buy everything you need. If not, the thing isn't really needed :) The market is housed in a big building, the small passages are surrounded by piles of textile, clothes, fruit, dried and fresh fish, dishes, millions of different souvenirs and much much more. We were quite surprised by the fact that the sellers don't like to bargain much, but from time to time we manage to buy something really cheap. We're a bit sad because we have to hold our horses when it comes to buying things we really like, because we're only starting our journey. At least the fruit comes quite cheap, so we eat a lot of it, trying different sorts and flavours...
There is a mixture of tradition (conical hats, ciclos, religiousness in the temples...) and communist propaganda (posters, flags uniforms...). The parks are well cared for and very functional, especially in comparison with the streets. They are shady during the heat of the day and they give a sort of shield from rainshowers in the evening. We're slowly begining to understand the weather here, so the rain doesn't bother us anymore. We already feel like locals, but the shape of our eyes is still european. We guess we haven't eaten enough rice yet :)
HCMC - prvi vtisi
Na prvem sprehodu po vecernem Saigonu se nama je mesto razkrilo kot totalno hekticno in polno zivljenja. Vietnamci so zelo druzabni ljudje, ki se ob vecerih zberejo ob stevilnih stojnicah s hrano, klepetajo na ulicah, v parkih se zabavajo z igranjem badmintona in neke vrste zogobrca, ali pa se preganjajo po mestu na skuterjih oz. motorjih. Prometni kaos je zaradi prenaseljenosti mesta in dejstva da so kolesa zamenjali s Hondami, nepredstavljivo hrupen, kot pesec pa si prakticno ze na seznamu ogrozenih zivih bitij. Prakticno te v prometu noben ne uposteva in se moras se na prehodu za pesce izogibati drvecim vozilom, vsi plocniki pa so zaparkirani ali polni stojnic. V zraku je stalno prisoten rahlo sladkast duh duriana pomesan z vonjem po smeteh in oblaki izpusnih plinov.
Kljub temu je prvi vtis dober, ljudje so prijazni in niti ne prevec vsiljivi, sporazumevamo se bolj z rokami, hrana je dobra le casa imava premalo da bi probala vse kar ponujajo.
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HCMC - first impressions
The first evening in Saigon we saw the city as very lively and hectic. The Vietnamese are very social people, they meet each other at evenings for a fresh dinner at the local market food stalls, a game of badminton in the park, a small chat on the street or they cruise the city streets on their motorbikes. The traffic is dense and loud, because the city is overpopulated and the people had replaced once typical bicycles with Hondas. As a pedestrian you are really lucky to survive the walk around the city. Nobody cares about you crossing the street safely, so you have to watch out carefully for the rushing cars and motos also when you are crossing the street at the zebra crossing, the pavements are full of stalls or parked vehicles so you actually can't walk there. The air is heavy with the smells of the durian, garbage and the traffic mixed together.
Anyway, the first impressions are good, people are nice, frendly and not too intrusive. The hands are helpful in the conversation, the food is tasty, we just don't have enough time to try everything they're preparing.
Kljub temu je prvi vtis dober, ljudje so prijazni in niti ne prevec vsiljivi, sporazumevamo se bolj z rokami, hrana je dobra le casa imava premalo da bi probala vse kar ponujajo.
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HCMC - first impressions
The first evening in Saigon we saw the city as very lively and hectic. The Vietnamese are very social people, they meet each other at evenings for a fresh dinner at the local market food stalls, a game of badminton in the park, a small chat on the street or they cruise the city streets on their motorbikes. The traffic is dense and loud, because the city is overpopulated and the people had replaced once typical bicycles with Hondas. As a pedestrian you are really lucky to survive the walk around the city. Nobody cares about you crossing the street safely, so you have to watch out carefully for the rushing cars and motos also when you are crossing the street at the zebra crossing, the pavements are full of stalls or parked vehicles so you actually can't walk there. The air is heavy with the smells of the durian, garbage and the traffic mixed together.
Anyway, the first impressions are good, people are nice, frendly and not too intrusive. The hands are helpful in the conversation, the food is tasty, we just don't have enough time to try everything they're preparing.
četrtek, 8. november 2007
Letalski maraton - 15.000 km, 36 h
Odlicno splaniran urnik je ze na zacetku zatajil. Namesto udobnega prevoza s taxijem do zel. postaje sva bila po dvajsetih minutah cakanja prisiljena uporabit lasten prevoz (taksist je al pozabu na naju al pa naju se vedno isce). Kljub temu sva vlak ujela in najino "brezskrbno" potovanje se je zacelo. Neudobno "spanje" na letaliscu se je nadaljevalo z neskoncnim presedanjem po letalskih zicih. Na sreco Kitajci vejo kaj je to lakota in nama hrane res ni manjkalo. Po dolgih 16ih urah letenja, sva koncno spet na trdnih tleh, polovica prtljage pa je zal ostala za nama v Taipeju, ampak je menda za na poti v najin hostel. Se dobr da sva ostala brez malih cunj in si zaenkrat deliva ta velike :)
Pocasi se aklimatizirava in poslusava ropot debelih kapelj po stevilnih plehnatih strehah HCMCja (Ho Chi Minh City). Zdele se pa najbolj veseliva ta prave vietnamske kuhinje.
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Airplane marathon - 15.000 km, 36h
Our excellent itinerary got stuck in the beginning. Instead of taking a cab to the train station, we were forced to use our car, after waiting for the cab for 20 minutes (we guess the taxi driver didn't find our house). We got the train anyway and our ''carefree'' journey has begun. After the unconfortable night at the Vienna airport, we spent long hours sitting on the arplane. At least the Chinese (we were traveling with China Airlines) know what it is like to be hungry, as they were serving the food all the time. After long 16 hour flight we're on solid ground again, but unfortunately half of our laguage stayed behind in Taipei. They assured us they will send it to our hotel as soon as it comes to Ho Chi Minh City.
We're getting used to the hot humid air and the evening rainshowers, and we're really excited to taste the real Vietnamese food for the first time.
Pocasi se aklimatizirava in poslusava ropot debelih kapelj po stevilnih plehnatih strehah HCMCja (Ho Chi Minh City). Zdele se pa najbolj veseliva ta prave vietnamske kuhinje.
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Airplane marathon - 15.000 km, 36h
Our excellent itinerary got stuck in the beginning. Instead of taking a cab to the train station, we were forced to use our car, after waiting for the cab for 20 minutes (we guess the taxi driver didn't find our house). We got the train anyway and our ''carefree'' journey has begun. After the unconfortable night at the Vienna airport, we spent long hours sitting on the arplane. At least the Chinese (we were traveling with China Airlines) know what it is like to be hungry, as they were serving the food all the time. After long 16 hour flight we're on solid ground again, but unfortunately half of our laguage stayed behind in Taipei. They assured us they will send it to our hotel as soon as it comes to Ho Chi Minh City.
We're getting used to the hot humid air and the evening rainshowers, and we're really excited to taste the real Vietnamese food for the first time.
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