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My Tho, VietnamSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:My_Tho2.JPG
Author: Daniel Berthold
Author: Daniel Berthold
Mỹ Tho is an ideal place to observe the rural way of life in southern Vietnam. Some of the most engaging sights come from the rivers and canals. The houses are on stilts right over the water. Further inland is a city of wide boulevards, a reflection of French influence since the 1860s. The capture of Mỹ Tho by French forces completed French colonialization of Cochinchina.
Today Mỹ Tho is a thriving city. Its economy is still based on primary commodities such as coconuts, bananas and longan. It is becoming increasingly popular with tourists, particularly on day trips from Ho Chi Minh City.
My Tho CathedralSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:My_Tho_cathedral.JPG
Author: Daniel Berthold
Author: Daniel Berthold
Pagoda in a My Tho templeSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_in_My_Tho.JPG
Author: Daniel Berthold
Where food is concerned, the local specialty is a noodle soup called Hu Tieu Mỹ Tho, a clear pork broth with rice vermicelli, egg noodles, sliced pork meat, fresh shrimp, and often deep-fried wanton, and garnished with salad leaves, garlic chives, bean sprouts and fresh chili.
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
Author: Daniel Berthold
Where food is concerned, the local specialty is a noodle soup called Hu Tieu Mỹ Tho, a clear pork broth with rice vermicelli, egg noodles, sliced pork meat, fresh shrimp, and often deep-fried wanton, and garnished with salad leaves, garlic chives, bean sprouts and fresh chili.
Visiting Mỹ Tho
You can take a bus or book a day tour from Ho Chi Minh City. If traveling independently, you can move about Mỹ Tho by hiring a motorbike taxi.Places of Interest in Mỹ Tho
- Ap Bac
Small village where the Vietcong scored its first major victory against the US-backed South Vietnamese army. - Mỹ Tho Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mỹ Tho. It dates to the 19th century. - Mỹ Tho Waterfront
A good place for a stroll, to get a feel of rural Asia that is disappearing in other Asian cities. - Vinh Trang Pagoda
One of the major temples in Mỹ Tho. Its façade is decorated by mosaic tiles made from broken pottery.
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Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.
While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.
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