![]() Visit a cottage factory where popped rice bars, coconutĬandies, and rice papers are made by hand. Tropical fruits as a local guide regales you with stories of the Markets and small villages that exist solely on the river. With a cruise on the most famous river in Vietnam.Ī luxury motor coach brings you to the mighty Mekong River, where youīoard a roofed touring boat that glides over the waters past floating Next, yourĪdventure Guides provide a full orientation to your trip, which starts Meet your fellow Adventurers for a breakfast reception. Be sure to ask your Adventure Guides forĭinner recommendations-the city is famous for its food! Yourself in the sights and sounds of this amazing city that embraces That line the streets swarming with scooters, cars and cabs. Theĭelicious scent of Vietnam's famous cuisine wafts from tiny food stalls Hive of commerce and culture, where skyscrapers tower over pagodas. Still known to locals as Saigon, the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City is a Which is within walking distance of such sites as the People's Committeeīuilding, the Opera House, Ben Thanh Market and Reunification Palace. ![]() Take the afternoon and evening to relax and settle into your hotel, Please note that due to varying arrival times of Adventure By Disney Guests, activities listed in Day 1 are for those Guests that will be arriving early in the day. Hotel & Towers, a chic hotel located in the heart of Ho Chi MinhĬity's business and entertainment district. Relax as theĭriver assists with your luggage and takes you to the Sheraton Saigon It’s really funny but it’s poignant, too,” says Wayne Krefting, an organizer of the festival who operates Woodland Puppets.Upon exiting customs, you are met by an Adventures by Disney representative who escorts you to your transfer vehicle. It’s a one-woman show and she uses a lot of paper cutouts as part of the staging, which is about a woman who is a secretary and who dreams of being in the movies. “We have a performance from Israel, by Yael Rasooly, called ‘Papercuts.’ I wouldn’t call it a children’s piece. A lonely secretary dreams of stardom in “Papercuts” at the National Puppetry Festival in St. Twin Cities theatergoers have regular access to innovative - and not always kid-friendly - puppet work at places such as Open Eye Figure Theatre and In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, so we have a leg up on the rest of the world in knowing that puppets can tell all kinds of stories. The event can also help with one misconception about puppets: that they’re just for kids. This is a way to let people know that this organization, which has been around for 80 years, is right in our stomping grounds,” says Paul Robinson, Puppeteers of America president. There’s such a huge puppetry community here - in our metro area but also in the Midwest. It’s the fifth time the every-other-year festival has been in the Twin Cities, which is also home to Puppeteers of America, headquartered in Minneapolis’ Sabathani Center. Fortunately for fans of the varied forms of puppetry, some of those events are open to the public. ![]() It’s a chance for some of the world’s top puppet artists to gather for workshops, performances, a puppet “slam” and the occasional late-night jam session. The National Puppetry Festival - despite the title, it’s an international event, with attendees from Israel, Norway and Belgium - is at Concordia University. The Twin Cities is always one of the world’s puppetry hubs but, this week, it is the epicenter. ![]()
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