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Caption: S A I G O N Ho Chi Minh City
Caption: We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6, 2014 to work with a few fine wood furniture factories and one metal factory. The weather was rather warm but it was the first blue skies we had seen in nearly 2 weeks.
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Caption: Over Saigon BLUE SKIES
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Caption: For breakfast BAHN MI
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Caption: Morning Commute
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Caption: Mode of transportation for FACTORY WORKERS
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Caption: Wood furniture factory They have a slow motion conveyor belt for finishing. The piece rides on a cart around and has time to dry between steps
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Caption: Pieces for Studio A Brentwood Cabinet
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Caption: Taping up the VENEER
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Caption: The veneer gets taped in a book match pattern then gets glued to a board, and finally, pressed into the surface with heat and pressure.
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Caption: Carcass pieces for Greek key dining chair
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Caption: Opium factory The Refinery
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Caption: At the Refinery, a tucked away old Opium refinery there are many delicious restaurants including our pick T A P A S
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Caption: O P E R A
H O U S E
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Caption: At one of the chair factories, all the wood carving is done by HAND
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Caption: Lunch on the water
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Caption: The afternoon is filled with more work. _______ Coming up with new designs
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Caption: After finishing up work, Seth and I booked the "After Dark" Vespa tour with
www.vietnamvespaadventures.com
If you are ever in Ho Chi Minh city, I highly highly recommend this tour. It was 4 hours, with stops at local street food places, a couple nightclubs with music, and you get to ride on a vintage Vespa. All food and drink is included, plus they pick you up at your hotel. So amazing!!
#rideofyourlife
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Caption: Our Vespa drivers
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Caption: _______ V E S P A Street food and nightlife tour
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Caption: Our Vespa tour group
Tony, Palmer, Jan, Seth, me, Marie
(All from Texas!)
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Caption: First stop- seafood restaurant
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Caption: M O T
H A I
B A
Y O!
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Caption: Second food stop- Banh Xeo
Near the Pink Church
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Caption: H I D D E N C A F E
singer, pianist & violinist
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Caption: Last stop of the night L I V E B A N D
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Caption: Thank you Vietnam! Cám Ơn
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Caption: Next city stop... New Delhi, India!
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