Sunday, December 11, 2005

12th Dec - An Giang, Good bye!!!!!

Today, Nhung sent me off at the bus stop. Before we left, her dad , brothers and mother sent their regards to me. Her mom even gave me 3 Vietnamese jagung and 2 oranges to fill my stomach on d long journey later (6 hrs on d bus).

Along the way.. I knew i would be going to the city, leaving this peaceful, serene and picturesque city. It feels so untouched by the outside world. An Giang is still a clean city. People here are really friendly and makes me feel very welcomed. The neighbourhood knows each other and greet each other every morning. This makes our day even brighter and merrier.


Oh!!! I am going to miss the vast , green paddy fields. This can only be found in the countryside.


I'm gonna miss all the rivers and bridges too!
This 'food' hanging from the bicycle is a sort of rice dumpling. Made from glutinous rice, it contains pork too!

Guess what? The green packets of things u see hanging in the shop.. is wrapped like a ketupat. But inside, it contains raw, fermented pork. Wrapped in banana leaf. Square shaped. The fermented pork is pink and is also made from the skin of a pig!


This is a traditional bridge across the river. There are many kinds of traditional bridges. Some are built just like a platform . no bars by the side for support. Some are built with gates across it, just like this one. While some, consist of just a single pole for walking and two poles by the side for support. hoh!

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