Angela and I spent the weekend in Vung Tao, a beach town two hours away from Saigon. It was a nice break away from hectic city life. The weather was cooler, smaller crowd, and absolutely breathtaking views of mountains and beach. Once again, we were welcomed into the homes of relatives we have never met; but, there was no room to be shy or awkward. Family is family. We instantly connected to her cousin's two young daughters and they were a spunky duo with lots of stories and questions.
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| Ngoc, Chi, and Angela |
Statue of Jesus on Small Mountain
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| Angela riding with her cousin's husband to Small Mountain. We climbed to the top to see the statue of Jesus. |
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| There were many stairs leading us up to Jesus. |
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| Here's Jesus. |
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We could have gone inside to climb Jesus' 126 steps and hang out on his arms, but we were dressed impolitely. :[
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Beaches, beaches, beaches
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| The beach!!! |
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| Trying so, so hard to tan. It's working! |
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| A sea of people bobbing up and down in the ocean - next to the oil ship. |
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| Beautiful sunset with oil ship in back. |
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Around town
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| No food carts. No bicycle-pedaled cars? |
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| Tons of fishing boats line the shore |
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| Enjoying the ocean breeze |
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| Souvenir cart. |
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| Famous Vietnamese actor. Caught them filming for their next movie. No idea who he is. |
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| Incense burning on tree...in a Heineken, very Vietnamese. |
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