Emily, Miranda, and Molly
Phuoc Thien Orphanage 07March 21 – 30, 2008
Itinerary:
March 21 (Friday): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam
March 22: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.
March 23:
*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit the former U.S Embassy, The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.
*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns.
March 24:
*Morning: Drive to Cu Chi Tunnels (30 kilometers Northwest of HCM city), which is a large underground network, built by the Viet Cong during the war against the French and the Americans.
*Afternoon: Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam), Cho Lon (China Town), and The Thien Hau Pagoda (the Chinese Goddess of the Sea), built by the Cantonese congregation in early 19th century.
March 25: Visit Con Phung (Phoenix Island) on the Mekong Delta, in the South, is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories.
March 26 - 28: Visit Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province and spend two nights at the beach resort in Mui Ne (Phan Thiet).
***Afternoon on March 28: Arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City, relax, and shopping
March 29: Shopping in the morning. Leave for Honolulu via Korea very late in the evening and arrive in Seoul in the morning (spend a day in Seoul, Korea with Seoul Foreign School students).
March 30: Arrive in Honolulu.
Websites:
http://sha-punahouvietnam2007.blogspot.com
iws.punahou.edu/user/vdang/vietnam05 and 06
claver.gprep.org/media/vn
March 21 (Friday): Leave Honolulu for Ho chi Minh city, Viet Nam
March 22: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at night.
March 23:
*Morning: Take a short excursion to visit the former U.S Embassy, The Unification Hall (Old Presidential Palace), The War Museum. And Notre Dame Cathedral built in the French occupation.
*Afternoon: Mai Lien Orphanage, the orphanage founded by Catholic nuns.
March 24:
*Morning: Drive to Cu Chi Tunnels (30 kilometers Northwest of HCM city), which is a large underground network, built by the Viet Cong during the war against the French and the Americans.
*Afternoon: Ben Thanh market (the biggest market in Viet Nam), Cho Lon (China Town), and The Thien Hau Pagoda (the Chinese Goddess of the Sea), built by the Cantonese congregation in early 19th century.
March 25: Visit Con Phung (Phoenix Island) on the Mekong Delta, in the South, is not only amazingly beautiful but it is also the rice basket of the country with its rich agricultural soil. The area is peppered with paddies and orchards with all kinds of fruits. Visit markets, rice corn and coconut candy factories.
March 26 - 28: Visit Phuoc Thien Orphanage in Binh Thuan Province and spend two nights at the beach resort in Mui Ne (Phan Thiet).
***Afternoon on March 28: Arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City, relax, and shopping
March 29: Shopping in the morning. Leave for Honolulu via Korea very late in the evening and arrive in Seoul in the morning (spend a day in Seoul, Korea with Seoul Foreign School students).
March 30: Arrive in Honolulu.
Websites:
http://sha-punahouvietnam2007.blogspot.com
iws.punahou.edu/user/vdang/vietnam05 and 06
claver.gprep.org/media/vn
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