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April 16, 2003 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Vietnam Packing Round 1. The largest city in Vietnam is HO CHI MINH CITY . 2. Hanoi, stretches along the RED River is dubbed the Paris of the Orient. 3. This is the Vietnamese word for "hotel." KHACH SAN 4. Vietnam's official currency is the DONG . 5. The Lunar New Year, Vietnam's most important festival, is commonly called TET . 6. All of these are popular attractions in the city of Hanoi except WAR REMANENTS MUSEUM. Picture: tall pagoda Departure Round 1. This fermented fish sauce is the mainstay of Vietnamese cuisine NUOC MAM . (I have seen it spelled NUOC NAM) 2. It was announced that Vietnam expects to export $1 billion in SHRIMP in 2003. 3. Michael Caine plays British a REPORTER in Vietnam in the 2002 movie "The Quiet American." 4. At 10,309 this is the highest mountain in Vietnam. FANSIPAN 5. This spectator sport was reinstituted in Ho Chi Minh City in 1989. HORSE RACING Picture: Catholic style church On Tour 1. This European nation was the primary colonial power in Vietnam from 1859 to 1884. FRANCE 2. The complex of pagodas and shrines built into the cliffs of Huong Tich Mount is called the PERFUMED PAGODA. 3. This village near Hanoi is famous for ceramics. VAT TRANG 4. The famous HALONG Bay has over 3000 small islands and thousands of caves and grottos. 5. The Dalat-nha Trang highway goes through the oddly named CHICKEN village in central Vietnam. 6. The most populace of the hill-tribe people often called Montagnards are the TAGNARES . 7. This unique fruit only grows along Vietnam's south central coast. DRAGON FRUIT Picture: harbor with mountains 8. Royal tombs on the banks of the Perfume River hold mausoleums of six NGUYEN dynasty rulers. 9. Thec Ban Gioc, in the northeast part of the country is Vietnam's largest WATERFALL . 10. Drinking rice wine with a pickled SNAKE in it is considered for a multitude of ills. 11. The town of Cu Chi is famous for the TUNNELS . 12. The Cham ruins can be explored at this archeological site in central Vietnam. MY SON Bonus Question One Hanoi is the best place to see the ancient art of water puppetry invented by RICE FARMERS . Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Vietnam is Hanoi found? Area 1 Picture: pagoda temple Slide Show 1. The landmark 69-foot octagonal tower of the Thien Mu pagoda is a symbol of this city. HUE 2. Hanoi's landmark SAINT JOSEPH'S Cathedral is noted for its square towers and elaborate altar. 3. According to legend among the islands of Vietnam's landmark Halong Harbor were created by a DRAGON . 4. The rococo temple that is a landmark in Tayninh is headquarters for this religion. CAODAISM Clues for next destination: Spires Marionettes Castles |