25. 8. 08

NAZAJ NA TAJSKO

Po treh mesecih ponovno v Bangkoku.... ma sm se pocutila kot doma. Vse je bilo znano: hrana in stojnice s hrano... ulice, promet!!!
Cas je da se tut kej naucimo... sola Tajske kuhinje!!!! Njammmmi... same gurmanke smo se najdle! Najprej smo sle na trznico v soping, potem pripravile 10 jedi in jih vse sproti tudi pojedle in na koncu se malo zaplesale :))) Tko da ko bom doma se pripravite na PIKANTNE BANANE!!! :0
After 3 months back to BKK... I felt like home!!! Everything was familiar: food & food stals, streets, traffic...!!!
It was time to learn something new... cooking course of Thai food!!! MMM... First was shopping in the nearest market, second was making 10 different dishes, third was eating them all of course and finnished the course with dancnig :)










Tkole pa v sekundi/dve teta spece palacinko za spomladanske zavihke.
In a sec or two the pancake for spring rolls is done!!

24. 8. 08

HANOI - GLAVNO MESTO

V glavnem mestu HANOI je bilo kaj za pocet...
Uzivala sem v okusni Vietnamski hrani (odlicno ocvrto ribico s prazenimi nudelcki so pripravili kar na sosednji mizi) in prijetni fantovski druzbi: Sune iz Danske in Tony iz NY..... :)
There were plenty of things to do in the capital city HANOI... I enjoyed in delicious Vietnam food (fried fish and noodles were prepared just on the next table) and nice men's company: Sune from Denmark and Tony from NY...










Konstantno smo bili pozorni na to, da nas ne zbije kaksno vozilo...soferji visijo vec na troblji kot na volanu. Zaradi velikega prometa vecina pravil kar izplahni... pol pa se resi kdor se more :)
Constantly we needed to be conscious on traffic... drivers use horn more then wheel and because of the big traffic all the time most of the rules disappear...









Dan smo izkoristili za obisk jezera z otockom, palace, etnoloskega muzeja in Mavzoleja Ho Chi Minh (voditelj komunizma in nekdanji predsednik Vietnama)... Preden smo vstopili so nas razorozili kot kriminalce (skor da nas niso slekli)...
By day we visited lake with a small island, palace, etno museum and Mavsoleum of Ho Chi Minh (leader of communism and president of Vietnam)... Before we entered the disarmed us like we were criminals, t. god they left clothes on :)











Nocno zivljenje je uradno pestro do polnoci/enih zjutraj, za tem barcki zapirajo vrata ob mimohodu policistov... ampak ni panike... ko so policaji mimo se vrata spet odprejo & night goes on.
Officially all the bars are open till midnight/one o'clock. Afterwards the bars are closing the door when police passes by, but no panic... When they pass over the door open & the night goes on.

SAPPA VILLAGE - SEVER VIETNAMA

Zadnje dni Vietnama smo uzivali v trekkingu med rizevimi polji po hriboviti pokrajini v okolici vasice Sappa na S Vietnama. Ogledali smo si zivljenje razlicnih avtohtonih etnicnih skupin...
Preden smo prispeli v vasi so nas na zelezniski postaji pricakali z napisi nasih imen... kot obicajno so me orng preimenovali!!! Drugace ko Azijci prebirajo moje ime, se imenujem Tandza, tut prav :)
The last days in North Vietnam we enjoyed in trekking among the rise fields from village to village and views over the mountains around the village Sappa. We saw the lifestyle of different authentic ethnic groups.
We were picked up on the train station... our names were writen on the list... and here we go again - I was reborn again.












Kramljanje z domacinkami... (govorile so anglesko... kaksne spremembe pustimo turisti za sabo)
Talking with local ladies... (they were speaking english...)
Vaska trznica... Market in the village...

Gricki, hribi in doline, polni rizevih polj...

HA LONG BAY

Hanoi je bila enkratna iztocnica za obisk ostalih znamenitosti na S Vietnama. Z Sune sva ugotovila, da zapuscava Vietnam na isti dan in da imava priblizno enake nacrte za obisk S Vietnama...
Z dvodnevnim izletom na svetovno naravno znamenitost Ha Long Bay smo si ogledali tisoce klifskih otockov in ceri, razlicne velikosti in oblike, v katerih so tudi naravno izdelane jame. Najvecja Hang Đầu Gỗ jama - snezno bela jama, ki jo krasijo pisani reflektorji.
Ma jst se zmer recem... ni je cez naso Pastuojnsko jamo!!!
Hanoi is the best spot to visit sights on Northern Vietnam. Found out that Sune is leaving Vietnam on the same day as I do and that he has the same plans for the North of Vietnam.
Two days long trip took us on Ha Long Bay - World's Natural Heritage listed by UNESCO. We've seen thousands of cliff islands and rocks different sizes and shapes. Some of them had naturally made caves. The biggest is Hang Đầu Gỗ cave - cave white as the snow is was decorated with different lights. But I say... there is no better cave then our Postojna cave!!!



7. 8. 08

MUI NE... MORJE, SONCE, PESCENE SIPINE

Naprej proti severu v prijetno obmorsko vasico Mui ne s pesceno belo plazo, velikimi valovi in nekaj naravnimi znamenitostmi (pescene rdece in bele sipine, rdeci potocki, pescenimi kanjoni...
Fotoaparat sem pripeljala v njegovo domovino, pa je vseeno ZARADI PREVELIKE ZLORABE (kot vidite na spodnjih slikah)... OZ. HM, HM ZARADI NEPRAVILNE UPORABE ZAL CRKNIL ... Cez kak teden smo v glavnem mestu Hanoi pobrali mal peska ven iz objektiva, pa je spet delal. Nauk te storije je... uporaba makra na fotoaparatu, veter in pesek ne greta skupaj :) Tukaj so zadnji izdihljaji...
I have continued toward the north into nice village by the sea- Mui ne. Nice sandy beach, big waves in few natural sights (white and red sand dunes, red stream, sandy cannyon...). Although I brought my camera to it's home has BROKEN DOWN cos of overuse (as you can see on the pictures below)... actually hm, hm cos of uncorrect use. After one week we took some send out of the lens and it worked again. Doctrine of this story is that macro using, wind and sand doesn't go together :)




GOOD MOOOORNING VIETNAAAAM :)

Slovenia se je ocitno nekaj zamerila Vietnamu... mi bogi Slovencki dobimo vizo samo za 14 dni (za razliko od ostalih, ki dobijo za 30 dni). Z dobrim planom sem uspela obiskati 7 razlicnih mest... pricela sem v mestu Ho Chi Minh na jugu, kjer sem se po 4 mesecih pocutila kot v evropi... kljub naguzvanem mestu (12 mio motorjev) in mnogih soping centrih je mesto zelo prijetno za popotnike. Tukaj sem ponovno srecala Clare, Joyce in Nathana... skupaj smo obiskali mesto in raziskali nocno zivljenje.
Cos I got visa for Vietnam only for 14 days I needed to make a very good plan to see most of it. Started in Ho Chi Minh city on the south where I felt like in Europe after 4 months.... very crowded city (12 mio motorbikes), but the stile of the city (especially the backpacker's area) is very pleasent. Here I met Clare (once again after Cambodia), Joyce and Nathan, together we visited the sights and explored the night life...
Katedrala (koncno nekaj domacega po dolgem casu)... z Joyce sva obiskali velicastne dvorane mestne palace....









Ta pa je mocna... cel svet drzi v rokah (vodnike mnogih drzav).... in vietnamska 'siesta' pa kjerkoli ze :)
She must be strong... almost the whole world in her hands (loads of guides)... and vietnam 'siesta' wherever you are :)












Plazenje v vojnih podzemnih tunelih... crowling through the tunnels used in Vietnam war...










Po domace smo sli tudi v kino.... Sex and the city (se vidi da smo bile zenske v vecini)
As at home we went in the cinema... Sex and the city (you can see women were in majority)