{"id":1817,"date":"2011-02-02T17:55:08","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2011-02-02T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T15:55:08","slug":"day-12-chau-doc-to-saigon-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/day-12-chau-doc-to-saigon-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 12 &#8211; Chau Doc to Saigon &amp; New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 12 started with a busride back to Saigon and the students had the rest of the day off. Since we had been in this hotel before, we all felt like coming back home. Some days before, many students had ordered a tailor to come to the hotel. By now on day 12, the suits, shirts &amp; ties were delivered &#8211; some were ok, some were not.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the day clearly was the new year spectacle.The<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Saigon New Year\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenaroundtheglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Tet-Crowd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p>streets were jammed. Music at every corner, wild dragon dances and beautifully decorated trees let us feel the magic of Ho Chi Minh City. The park near us was packed with flowers, orange bushes and bonsai trees (a bit like their version of our christmas tree custom), the main street was also filled with flowers, lanterns and sculptures of all different sizes and colours, and there was a general party atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FIrework Saigon\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3114\/2721775253_bcecfac0e0.jpg\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>The wonderful<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dLvJCGXqFvo\"> firework<\/a> concluded the night and increased our excitement for the following adventures in Beijing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-sm\">Schlagw\u00f6rter: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/ho-chi-minh\/\">ho chi minh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/ho-chi-minh-city\/\">Ho Chi Minh City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/hotel\/\">hotel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/rest\/\">rest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/saigon\/\">Saigon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/beijing\/\">Beijing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/busride\/\">busride<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/chi-minh-city\/\">chi minh city<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/christmas-tree-custom\/\">christmas tree custom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/tag\/day\/\">day<\/a><br><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 12 started with a busride back to Saigon and the students had the rest of the day off. 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