A trip to the Oolong tea hill

Sapa corner Dear Brothers and Sisters, How’s it going? What’s the weather like where you live? Sapa is in winter. It has been cold, foggy, and rainy for nearly one month. But last Sunday, it was warm and nice, so I decided to get up early, and ride to the Oolong tea hill in the […]

“Who am I?” – part 2

Saigon corner Hello brothers and sisters, I’m Vietnam terminalia catappa, people also call me tropical almond but I like terminalia catappa better. I’m seven and a half months old. Thanks to sunshine, rain, wind… and chị Hương’s care and love, my leaves are green and my stems are strong. I’ll be taller and bigger than […]

Murals on the wall of the old cemetery

Saigon corner Dear brothers and sisters, Phan Liem street in District 1 was one of four streets that made a block which was Mac Dinh Chi cemetery. After 1975, Mac Dinh Chi cemetery was cleared to make room for what is Le Van Tam park today. (See Mac Dinh Chi cemetery’s history here >>). The […]

The iron bridge I like

Saigon corner Dear brothers and sisters, This is the bridge that crosses Nhieu Loc canal, connecting District 1 and Phu Nhuan District, Saigon. Its official name is Tran Khanh Du Bridge. However, here people only call it by its nickname – the Iron Bridge, because it is made of iron. The first time I walked […]