Vietnam day #1 (destination #2) - Ho Chi Minh complex and one pillar pagoda, Hanoi
Selepas dari kuil literatur, kami menuju Ho Chi Minh kompleks. Hujan semakin deras. Setibanya di Ho Chi Minh kompleks, grup kami sempat berfoto bersama di depan gedung yang mengingatkan saya pada gedung Lincoln Memorial di Washington DC dengan jalan aksis-nya yang kuat.
Departing from Literature Temple, we are heading Ho Chi Minch complex. The rain is getting heavier. Upon arriving at Ho Chi Minh complex, our group had a chance to have a group photo in front of the building which reminds me so much of Lincoln Memorial building in Washington DC with the street leading to the building forming a strong axis.
Sayangnya setelah foto hujan malah semakin deras sehingga kami dihadapkan pilihan untuk kembali ke bis atau ngotot berjalan mengitari Ho Chi Minh kompleks dalam keadaan basah. Meskipun memiliki payung, pasti tidak nyaman untuk berjalan di bawah hujan deras selama 1 jam, sehingga sebagian besar peserta memilih untuk kembali ke bis.
Unfortunately after the photo group the rain is even getting heavier that our group is faced with the choices to go back to the bus or insist to walk around the Ho Chi Minh complex in wet. Although we have umbrella, we think that it wouldn't be comfortable to walk under the heavy rain for 1 hour, thus the majority voted to go back to the bus.
Ho Chi Minh kompleks terdiri dari beberapa bagian seperti Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Istana Presiden dan kediaman Ho Chi Minh, Pagoda Satu Pilar dan museum Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh sendiri sebenarnya adalah nama Presiden pertama Vietnam. Dikenal sebagai seorang yang sederhana dan mencintai rakyatnya. Saking sederhananya, dikatakan beliau hanya memiliki 3 helai baju. Beliau tidak menikah sampai akhir hidupnya karena sibuk mengabdikan hidupnya pada rakyat.
Ho Chi Minh complex consists of few areas like Ho Chi Minch Mausoleum, Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh's residence, One pillar pagoda and Ho Chi Minh museum. Ho Chi Minh is the name of the first president of Vietnam. He is well known for his simple lifestyle and love his people. His simple lifestyle is portrayed by his decision to only have 3 pcs of cloth during his life. He stays single until the end of his life devoting his life for his people.
Saat beliau meninggal, beliau minta agar dibakar dan abunya ditanam sebagian di Vietnam Utara dan sebagian di Vietnam Selatan. Namun, karena permintaan sebagian besar rakyat yang mencintainya, akhirnya jenazah beliau diawetkan.
Saya lumayan kecewa, karena saya penasaran mau melihat jenazah Ho Chi Minh yang sudah diawetkan. Maklum, saya belum pernah melihat satupun jenazah yang sudah diawetkan, jadi penasaran seperti apa sih rupa jenazah yang sudah diawetkan itu?
I was a bit disappointed, because I am so curious to see Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body. I have never seen any embalmed body before, so I am quite curious to see what's the embalmed body looked like?
Sebelum kembali ke bis, kami sempat mengunjungi sebentar pagoda satu pilar (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột). Pagoda ini dibangun oleh Kaisar Ly Thai To. Menurut cerita, Kaisar ini tidak memiliki anak & bermimpi bertemu dengan seorang dewa yang duduk di atas bunga teratai & memberikan dia seorang anak laki-laki. Kemudian kaisar ini menikah dan memiliki seorang anak. Untuk menyatakan rasa terima kasihnya, dia membangun pagoda ini yang bentuknya menyerupai bunga teratai, yaitu memiliki satu tangkai sebagai penopang, persis seperti yang ia lihat di dalam mimpinya.
Before we went back to the bus, we had time to visit the One Pillar Pagoda. (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột). The temple was built by Emperor Lý Thái Tô, According to the story, Lý Thái Tô was childless and dreamt that he met a god, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower. Lý Thái Tông then married and had a son. The emperor constructed the temple in gratitude for this by erecting a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the one he saw in the dream.
Tujuan sebelumnya:
Kuil literatur (baca di sini)
Tujuan berikut:
Patung Ly Thai To dan Danau Barat (baca di sini)
Previous destination:
Temple of literature (read over here)
Next destination:
Ly Thai To statue and West Lake (read over here)
Departing from Literature Temple, we are heading Ho Chi Minch complex. The rain is getting heavier. Upon arriving at Ho Chi Minh complex, our group had a chance to have a group photo in front of the building which reminds me so much of Lincoln Memorial building in Washington DC with the street leading to the building forming a strong axis.
Foto grup di depan Ho Chi Minh kompleks
Group photo in front of the Ho Chi Minh complex
Sayangnya setelah foto hujan malah semakin deras sehingga kami dihadapkan pilihan untuk kembali ke bis atau ngotot berjalan mengitari Ho Chi Minh kompleks dalam keadaan basah. Meskipun memiliki payung, pasti tidak nyaman untuk berjalan di bawah hujan deras selama 1 jam, sehingga sebagian besar peserta memilih untuk kembali ke bis.
Unfortunately after the photo group the rain is even getting heavier that our group is faced with the choices to go back to the bus or insist to walk around the Ho Chi Minh complex in wet. Although we have umbrella, we think that it wouldn't be comfortable to walk under the heavy rain for 1 hour, thus the majority voted to go back to the bus.
Ho Chi Minh kompleks terdiri dari beberapa bagian seperti Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Istana Presiden dan kediaman Ho Chi Minh, Pagoda Satu Pilar dan museum Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh sendiri sebenarnya adalah nama Presiden pertama Vietnam. Dikenal sebagai seorang yang sederhana dan mencintai rakyatnya. Saking sederhananya, dikatakan beliau hanya memiliki 3 helai baju. Beliau tidak menikah sampai akhir hidupnya karena sibuk mengabdikan hidupnya pada rakyat.
Ho Chi Minh complex consists of few areas like Ho Chi Minch Mausoleum, Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh's residence, One pillar pagoda and Ho Chi Minh museum. Ho Chi Minh is the name of the first president of Vietnam. He is well known for his simple lifestyle and love his people. His simple lifestyle is portrayed by his decision to only have 3 pcs of cloth during his life. He stays single until the end of his life devoting his life for his people.
Saat beliau meninggal, beliau minta agar dibakar dan abunya ditanam sebagian di Vietnam Utara dan sebagian di Vietnam Selatan. Namun, karena permintaan sebagian besar rakyat yang mencintainya, akhirnya jenazah beliau diawetkan.
When he pass away, Ho Chi Minh asked that his body is to be cremated & the ashes to be buried partial on North of Vietnam and another part on South of Vietnam. However, due to the request from the Vietnamese people who love him, they decided to embalmed his body.
Saya lumayan kecewa, karena saya penasaran mau melihat jenazah Ho Chi Minh yang sudah diawetkan. Maklum, saya belum pernah melihat satupun jenazah yang sudah diawetkan, jadi penasaran seperti apa sih rupa jenazah yang sudah diawetkan itu?
I was a bit disappointed, because I am so curious to see Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body. I have never seen any embalmed body before, so I am quite curious to see what's the embalmed body looked like?
Sebelum kembali ke bis, kami sempat mengunjungi sebentar pagoda satu pilar (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột). Pagoda ini dibangun oleh Kaisar Ly Thai To. Menurut cerita, Kaisar ini tidak memiliki anak & bermimpi bertemu dengan seorang dewa yang duduk di atas bunga teratai & memberikan dia seorang anak laki-laki. Kemudian kaisar ini menikah dan memiliki seorang anak. Untuk menyatakan rasa terima kasihnya, dia membangun pagoda ini yang bentuknya menyerupai bunga teratai, yaitu memiliki satu tangkai sebagai penopang, persis seperti yang ia lihat di dalam mimpinya.
Before we went back to the bus, we had time to visit the One Pillar Pagoda. (Vietnamese: Chùa Một Cột). The temple was built by Emperor Lý Thái Tô, According to the story, Lý Thái Tô was childless and dreamt that he met a god, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower. Lý Thái Tông then married and had a son. The emperor constructed the temple in gratitude for this by erecting a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the one he saw in the dream.
Pagoda satu pilar
One pillar pagoda
Tujuan sebelumnya:
Kuil literatur (baca di sini)
Tujuan berikut:
Patung Ly Thai To dan Danau Barat (baca di sini)
Previous destination:
Temple of literature (read over here)
Next destination:
Ly Thai To statue and West Lake (read over here)
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