more soc trang pictures

on the way to soc trang we stopped by ben ninh kieu in can tho where bac ho waved goodbye and wished us a pleasant trip 32.5 years ago

this used to be a school, truong nu. now it's a park. a view from khanh hung hotel where we stayed.

this is ong ree's friend who thought tee was him (a pleasant mistake)

khai once got taken home by bac phuong like this at this very spot for staying out past his curfew

duong giua hai ba trung

trong tiệm Hải Quốc

hình tiệm Hải Quốc năm 1968

song cau quay along rap hat nguyen van kien street

cau quay

eating hu tieu my at quan Hiep Loi

cong truong giai phong

along dinh tinh truong by san bach dang

used to get our bikes fixed (flat tires) all the time at this very corner (there's a guy peeing in the background)

used to be tiểu khu

walking towards duong truong cong dinh; trai co loa used to be just straight ahead

duong truong cong dinh at trai co loa. used to have a sign that said "bo thao 8km" on the left

walking along truong cong dinh

hẻm vô nhà bác Dược

chùa bà Vệ

the tv cabinet that we grew up with; at nha bac duoc, we put a 9" black & white Sony tv in here

hem nha ong ut Nham

our old house is nha nghi ngoc thanh,

chị Tú Anh, a neighbor in front of our house

Tâm, Khai's childhood friend

our house is the beige one to the right, from the back of nha bac mien

the old hammock stand

hem di vo nha bac Mien

stairway up to second floor of our house

bottom floor

going upstairs

the infamous "cai muong" upstairs; only few of us know why it's infamous

rooms on second floor

upstairs lan can, now all covered up on the top part

view toward bac mien's house from the very end of the second floor of our house

reenactment

the library used to be to the right

view of the front from the balcony

outside on the balcony

the bomb shelter under the stairs (the entrance door is to the left), cong an use this on their "prisoner"

nha chi Tu Anh is tap hoa Bao Ngoc 

duong len cau den near nga ba chuong cho

duong vo soc vo

on the road to soc vo

just across from hoa binh tuu is now an elementary school

at Hoa Binh Tuu front yard , met his son in law

the coconut groves that used to be covered with a huge number of white storks; after Mr. Hoa binh Tửu passed away, they left and never came back

there's still some rice fields left on the side of the road, but most of it is now covered with buildings on both sides

nga ba soc vo; our house is to the left, chua mien with nhà máy xay lua is to the right

vợ anh Bé

anh Bé; he's now the mayor of soc vo

hem di vo nha minh o soc vo; the palm tree that used to be here is gone

di ut

chi de, vo anh duong (ma thang vang)

our old house in the village. the dirt floor is still there but the bamboo and mud straw frames have been replaced 

con trinh con di ut

crossing the bridge to the old house in the farm

the house used to be here, but it's now gone

fish toilet, they raised catfish here

bòn Ken  (brother Ken) bòn means brother in Cambodian

the side of our old house. the water tank used to be straight ahead; ho xi hai ngan is to the right

looking out toward the main street; our house is on the right

anh duong

candies for the kids

hem di ra duong ngoai

sirin

Lan, con ba Tám

ăn cơm ở quán Hùng, most people in ST know this restaurant

view of cau quay from cau cao, now cầu quay is not "quay" and cầu cao is not "cao"

rap hat nguyen van kien -Nguyễn Văn Kiển theater

river bank at  N V Kiển theater where I left 30 years ago

song cau quay, right outside nguyen van kien

mia

cho den (flea market) used to be right here

taking picture with the students

truong hoang dieu, 1 minute student

tried to throw a chalk, my teacher did this when he want attention

playing da cau with the kids

cho soc trang

making Hannah's guoc

he missed the boat, literally, because his twin brother missed the boat

rain in soc trang

duong hai ba trung

cay da o san bach dang

san bach dang

Út, con bà 5 "đít diêu"

di tham chua doi

hanging bats

Thắng (cu cắng)

Tee's classmates from 9th grade

hồ nước ngọt

hồ nước ngọt

hot toc cay me

chuối nướng

cong truong giai phong