Russian tourists who have long mastered Egypt and Turkey, began to penetrate in search of adventure and recreation all the farther. Gradually, they are developing exotic countries, including Vietnam. It is much cheaper than untwisted Thailand, and at the same time offers good products of light industry, handicrafts of folk crafts. What to bring from Vietnam, our article will tell.
Naturally, souvenirs in memory of this wonderful country. They are best purchased not in stores, where you guide (it receives a certain percentage of sales, which is calculated from your own pocket), but in the market. One visit to such a colorful oriental bazaar in the open air is an unforgettable excursion. But unlike the museum here you can buy the most liked exhibits. Prices in Vietnam in 2013 pleased Russian tourists. Everything is so cheap that you just can not believe it: the picture of handwork on silk costs from three hundred to one and a half thousand rubles (the cost depends on the size of the canvas).
If you consider a vulgar bad taste of magnets on the fridge ($ 0.4) and painted ceramic plates ($ 2-3), you can choose your choice on something exotic and original. What to bring from Vietnam, which is not available in other countries of the world? Of course, national tapered hats. True, they are large, badly fit into the luggage, so that the plane will have to enter directly into them.
Snake tincture is considered in South-East Asia as a panacea for all the ailments, and even a powerful aphrodisiac. That is why these bottles are sold not only in the markets, souvenir shops and shops, but also in pharmacies. In addition to snakes, local residents also spirits of different insects, lizards, toads and even birds. The price varies from the volume of the bottle enclosed in it to the animal, the strength of alcohol. In general, this souvenir will cost you from 65 to 1,000 rubles. In the assortment of such alcoholic beverages it's time to get lost, and if you have not decided yet what to bring from Vietnam, then it's better to stop at the so-called "Cobra with Scorpio". In this pot-bellied half-liter bottle there is a snake holding a black poisonous beetle in its mouth. The fortress of this drink, which is sold in pharmacies, is 45 degrees.
Getting on the grocery market, tourists simply freeze with delight. Mountains of fruit, which fellow countrymen not that in eyes did not see, but also the names of such did not hear, rise on pyramids on counters. I would like to please my relatives with Mongols, Longans, the dragon's eye ... What to bring from Vietnam? Photos of the market, where you bought fruit, is in the first place. And secondly, something that is easy to transport. Bargain, because sellers often overstate the price of their goods for Europeans. Do it politely, but persistently. Then, perhaps, you will be able to buy a kilo of durian for 87, mango for 60, and coconuts with tangerines for 50 rubles.
What to bring from Vietnam advise knowing people to his wife or girlfriend? Of course, pearls or sapphires. But if the first are cheap (because the whole country is covered with a network of oyster farms), then precious stones should be bought only in licensed jewelry stores. The same applies to gold. The cheapest pearls are where they grow it. The highest quality is in Mui Ne, on the coast of the Chinese Sea. Also you can not be afraid to buy silver in usual shops - in Vietnam the lowest prices in the world for this metal. You can get a pair of jewelry with inserts of pearls or ivory, as well as dishes. Clothes and shoes of good quality will cost you four times cheaper than in Russia.