First I get geared up with my backpack, helmet, and mask.
On the way out to the gate, I pass by ladies sweeping the campus.
Reaching the gate of the university.
My faithful motorbike taxi driver Mr. Vinh (or "The goggle guy" as our old teammates used to call him when he did have his goggles on all the time).
A 5-minute ride costing 50 cents brings me to the main market.
This is the small grocery store where I can get fresh packaged meat in a tray and foreign products such as cheese, margarine, peanut butter, cereals etc.
It is avocado season so they abound in the market.
Motorbike parking is quite a nightmare and maneuvering through them is even more challenging:
Some nice treats from good earth:
I avoid buying meat this way and opt for the packaged ones. But at least I've seen this while growing up in HK so it is less intimidating.
A must-stop is snacks for Andy (banh bo, or "white sugar cake" in Chinese).
The major brand of ice-cream (and all other diary products) Vinamilk comes in durian, coconut, green bean flavors, and more.
Dried shrimps also abound here.
My rice lady enjoying her breakfast in the back corner.
My veggie ladies.
My cute canh chua (Vietnamese sour soup) lady. It comes complete with a slice of pineapple, bean sprouts, tomatoes, okra, tamarind, and other greens ready to be tossed in the boiling water once washed.
Dalat is, I believe, the only place in Vietnam that can grow strawberries.
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These photos bring back great memories of Dalat. We were there from 2001-2004. I think I often took the same xeom driver! (I am Brad's wife, by the way).
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