Archive for August, 2007

Well-balanced meals

By plum - Last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2007

As the Introduction to Vietnam and Hue says, of the countless Vietnamese dishes, there are about 1300 dishes specific to Hue. Of these about 700 are popular among the Hue people. There are three ingredients almost always used in cooking: fish sauce, salt, and shrimp paste. Spices are used in everything, [...]

Century Riverside

By plum - Last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2007

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Originally uploaded by librariantech1

Breakfast at the Century Riverside. Don’t forget your breakfast card.

Bode Restaurant

By plum - Last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2007

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Originally uploaded by librariantech1

The Bode Restaurant is across from the LRC on Le Loi street. Quietly popular, it has been expanding steadily to the left and the right in this picture. Monks ate at the Bode almost every lunch, and next door a temple is being built.

Tinh Tam Restaurant

By plum - Last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2007

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Originally uploaded by librariantech1

The Tinh Tam Restaurant has beef, chicken, ears, and small intestines on the menu, but fear not, vegetarians, all is tofu.

Tay Nguyen

By plum - Last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2007

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Originally uploaded by librariantech1

The Tay Nguyen restaurant is on the Perfume River, to the right in this picture. To the left are two tennis courts. Usually tables are set up outside for large parties.

In Review

By admin - Last updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Quan Am

By plum - Last updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2007

This entry is written by Sydney Plum who visited Hue in July. She and Nhiên toured many of the Buddhist sites.
I spilled off the back of the motorbike at the foot of a stairway and watched as Nhiên bought incense sticks and a bottle of water from the vendor, who also told her [...]

Quan Am Buddha, Hue

By plum - Last updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Quan Am Buddha, Hue
Originally uploaded by librariantech1

The Quan Am or Lady Buddha, after climbing the stairs. Note that the marble hand rails are not dragon stairs, with the dragon head facing downward, but instead are two lions or unicorns, playing with the world.

Quan Am on hillside

By plum - Last updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Quan Am on hillside
Originally uploaded by librariantech1

Quan Am as approached by motor bike. It is visible on the hill from the Perfume River (Hương Giang), and from the nearby Mausoleum of Khai Dinh, the penultimate Nguyen emperor.

Harvey’s Diary

By admin - Last updated: Monday, August 13, 2007