Durian came and gone, Nha Trang was not on the direct path of the typhoon
but still the torrential rains came belting down throughout the night.
The streets cleared out in anticipation of the typhoon yesterday and the
winds howl endlessly.
A recce of the aftermath this morning showed little damage. The beach was
littered with floating debris washed ashore. The beachside restuarants staff
were back on hand to clean up the sand and what-nots.
The town was relatively unscathered. I saw some damaged wirings and plenty
of fallen leaves. The weather, though cloudy, is peppered with occasional
breaks of sunshine.
Good news awaited me in the morning, the buses on to Hoi An will be resumed
and I shall be moving my butt to the next port-of-call... erm.. destination.
Excuse my use of lingo, professional habit.
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Food in Vietnam so far is passable. Prices varies. You want a posh condition
setting, you pay higher for the same food you enjoy where most locals enjoy.
Coffee or "cah phe" is served with a miniature drip-down canister. Depending
on coffee black or white, you have sugar/ milk thrown in the cup.
Never a day ha
ve passed without me gulping down 2 cups of coffee. It is too
irresistable to avoid.
Beef noodles or "pho" is served soup mainly. I was once taught how to eat
with a mixture of saltish and spicy sauce.
Prices range from 7000 -10000 VD for a cuppa (0.70 SGD - 1.00 SGD)
"Pho" (not necessarily beef noodles, there are a selection of chicken and
pork) comes in the price range of 15,000 VD to 18,000 VD.
Baguette comes served with a array of servings (egg, vegetable, bacon...etc)
As for the rest of the authentic Viet food, I might have to leave it to my
local guide in HCM to bring me around. Your Editor is never really
particular about food.
Till Hoi An, this is your Editor signing off for today.
but still the torrential rains came belting down throughout the night.
The streets cleared out in anticipation of the typhoon yesterday and the
winds howl endlessly.
A recce of the aftermath this morning showed little damage. The beach was
littered with floating debris washed ashore. The beachside restuarants staff
were back on hand to clean up the sand and what-nots.
The town was relatively unscathered. I saw some damaged wirings and plenty
of fallen leaves. The weather, though cloudy, is peppered with occasional
breaks of sunshine.
Good news awaited me in the morning, the buses on to Hoi An will be resumed
and I shall be moving my butt to the next port-of-call... erm.. destination.
Excuse my use of lingo, professional habit.
---
Food in Vietnam so far is passable. Prices varies. You want a posh condition
setting, you pay higher for the same food you enjoy where most locals enjoy.
Coffee or "cah phe" is served with a miniature drip-down canister. Depending
on coffee black or white, you have sugar/ milk thrown in the cup.
Never a day ha
ve passed without me gulping down 2 cups of coffee. It is tooirresistable to avoid.
Beef noodles or "pho" is served soup mainly. I was once taught how to eat
with a mixture of saltish and spicy sauce.
Prices range from 7000 -10000 VD for a cuppa (0.70 SGD - 1.00 SGD)
"Pho" (not necessarily beef noodles, there are a selection of chicken and
pork) comes in the price range of 15,000 VD to 18,000 VD.
Baguette comes served with a array of servings (egg, vegetable, bacon...etc)
As for the rest of the authentic Viet food, I might have to leave it to my
local guide in HCM to bring me around. Your Editor is never really
particular about food.
Till Hoi An, this is your Editor signing off for today.
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