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Leisure and Culture: Activities, Exhibitions, and Must-Read Books
Find ideas for cultural activities, exhibitions to visit, books to read, and events not to miss in the cultural world.
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Retour à Saïgon
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Nov 9, 2017
Nous voilà à bord de la vedette de la Greenline qui nous ramène de Vungtau à Saïgon. Très peu de passagers, moins de 20 pour 100 places, nous sommes à l’aise. Le trafic fluvial est plutôt calme, mais à l’approche de Saïgon, il s’intensifie. Toujours le contraste entre les porte-containers géants et les frêles jonques... Contrairem
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Une exposition peut vous permettre d’apprendre de nouvelles choses intéressantes, et surtout, passer du temps en compagnie de vos amis. Si vous en avez qui sont amateurs d’art japonais, alors vous pouvez les encourager à vous retrouver au Lieu Unique à Nantes pour apprécier Komorebi. Cette exposition vous explique l’art brut japonais à t
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Pétanque
Nov 8, 2017
- La Belle de Mai ? - Non, Vat Phou... Si la francophonie enregistre un net recul depuis plusieurs décennies au Laos comme au Vietnam et au Cambodge, certaines pratiques « culturelles » bien françaises comme la baguette, la pétanque se pérennisent. Il n’est pas rare d’assister à des parties comme celle-ci jusque dans les villages les plu
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Alphabet vietnamien
Nov 7, 2017
Dominés durant près d’un millénaire par les Chinois, les Vietnamiens ont subi l’influence culturelle de leur grand voisin du nord. Les idéogrammes chinois avaient été imposés car la langue vietnamienne n’avait pas d’écriture. Au XVIIème siècle, un missionnaire jésuite, français, Alexandre de Rhodes, met au point un alphabet phon
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Envie de nouvelles sorties à découvrir dans votre région ? Ne manquez donc pas de faire un tour sur la page Facebook de Woozgo. Grâce aux publications des membres, vous serez au courant des bons plans qui sont actuellement disponibles près de chez vous. Cette page vous permettra aussi de jeter un coup d’œil aux photos des derniers évèneme
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La mer a Vungtau
Nov 7, 2017
La mer est d’importance vitale ici. L'activité hauturière est très dense. L’on voit ici des pêcheurs au repos, réparant les filets ou repeignant la coque de leur bateau à marée basse. L’appellation de la Mer n’est pas sans intérêt géopolitique. Selon certaines cartes géographiques, notamment chinoises mais pas qu’elles, elle es
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Typhon Damrey
Nov 7, 2017
Le typhon Damrey a frappé la côte plus au nord de Vungtau, en particulier les provinces de Hoa Binh, khan Hoa et Phi Yen. Plusieurs dizaines, voire une centaine de morts et de disparus sont à déplorer. La pire tempête depuis des dizaines d’années. Depuis le début 2017, environ un millier personnes ont été tuées par les typhons et autres
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iPhó...
Nov 6, 2017
Le Phó est la soupe nationale vietnamienne. Elle se décline en diverses versions selon la viande utilisée. Phó Bo (bœuf), Phó Ga (poulet), etc. L’application la plus innovante se trouve sur ce magnifique t-shirt que j’arbore ici... Le iPhó ! Tim Cook va être content.
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Le moyen le plus pratique pour gagner Vungtau depuis Saïgon est le bateau. Deux heures de trajet relaxant contre quasiment le double par une route stressante. Il y a une dizaine d’années, le trajet s’effectuait en hydroglisseur de fabrication soviétique. Ces embarcations archaïques ont été remplacées, s’agissant de la compagnie Greenli
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Trophées de guerre
Nov 5, 2017
Avril 1975. Fin de la guerre du Vietnam. Le régime sud-viêtnamien soutenu par les Américains est militairement vaincu par les guérilleros du Viêt Công et l’armée nord-viêtnamienne. Saïgon tombe. L’US Army laisse derrière elle un arsenal impressionnant, de quoi équiper une armée entière. Ces prises de guerre sont exposées dans un m
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