Vietnam Spring Break 2011: Aloha from Vietnam

Monday, March 21, 2011

Aloha from Vietnam

Outside Ho Chi Minh airport waiting for bus.
We made it! Checked into our hotel and are ready to crash.

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pekochanMarch 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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pekochanMarch 21, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Great News, Vinh! I will looking forward to hearing interesting writing from you and students soon! Please take care and continue a safe trip.---Yoko Yamaguchi (SHA)
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UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM
SO glad you all made it safely! First thing I did was check the blog this morning! Thank you for updating so soon! Have a great time everyone! Love, Michelle (Logan's mom)
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Itinerary

March 20 (Sunday morning): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam

March 21: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.

March 22:

*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.

*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns and later visit Giac Lam Pagoda dates from 1744 and is believe to be the oldest pagoda in SaiGon.

March 23:

*Morning: Visit Ben Tre on the Mekong Delta, in the South. This island is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories, and have some horse-drawn carriage rides.

March 24 - 26:

*Morning: Visit Vuon Xoai (Mango Garden) – ride ostrich and visit crocodile farm.

*Afternoon: Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province, the orphanage founded by Buddhist nuns.

*Late afternoon: Arrive at a resort in Mui Ne, a small fishing village in the district of Phan Thiet (about 150 km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City). We will spend 2 nights at the resort.

March 26 - 27:

Back in Ho Chi Minh city, visit Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam) and do some shopping. Leave for Honolulu via Korea very late in the evening of March 27 and arrive at Seoul, Korea in the morning, with a possibility of spending a day in Seoul

March 28: (Monday morning): Arrive in Honolulu in late morning.