San José is the 3rd largest city of the state of California, and the 10th in the US, this is the county seat of Santa Clara. The city of San Jose, close to San Francisco 50 miles south of Los Angeles and 390 miles north. San Jose for many years was named the safest big city America.
San Jose located in the Silicon Valley should be placed nickname Capital of Silicon Valley. San Jose is quite popular in engineering, high technologies, including silicon Valley is home to many well-known corporations in most electronic technology, this city is famous for bringing California in particular and for the whole America in general. Despite this, the city of San José but still not electronic industry obscured the Museum, Stanford school reputation, the concert at the theater (California Theatre), has its own international airport population health and the larger city of San Francisco.
San Jose is the most important city of the community of Vietnamese in the US , according to statistics, about 125,000 Vietnamese people are living here. For the Vietnamese community, San Jose was named the Valley of the Golden Flower with official trade zones determined by the city in 2007 called Saigon Business District, then return with the name Little Saigon . The establishment should be Little Saigon also have to undergo a long time for the Vietnamese community here, Little Saigon was set for the largest Vietnamese business people in the city of San Jose. A "World Vietnam" is formed here, with cachsinh cultural activities, cuisine, everything is nuanced Vietnam, Vietnamese soul.
Go in Little Saigon, people always felt that I was standing in Vietnam, is traveling the famous bazaars such as Ben Thanh Market, An Dong market ... That was the solidarity of Vietnamese people, know how to build Building a great community, living together, and business and the protection of their own interests. So why delay but not to visit the works of Vietnamese people here and explore the scenic San Jose.
Summary of California, USA
California is a state of the US west coast. As the most populous state and the 3rd largest by area of the country, including 478 cities. The capital of this state is Sacramento, and the largest city is Los Angeles. There are over 1.5 million Vietnamese Americans in the US, the number of overseas Vietnamese in the US accounted for about half of overseas Vietnamese in the world, about half of all people living in California.
Why focus so much California landmarks: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Long Beach, Oakland, Anaheim (Disneyland) ... Not only the beauty, the famous national parks, here is also known for science and technology, the number of races from, religion.
California is home to the multi-ethnic and multi-religious, so people here are overseas Vietnamese community create their own business and live together, like the Vietnamese community in the big cities of Noodle.
Cultural
When it comes to San Jose, we immediately think of the Vietnamese community living in this very crowded, they jointly develop the business, and keeping traditions and ethnic Vietnamese writing. Especially in San Jose is just a new encounter shop signs in Vietnamese. San Jose also form the Little Saigon , Saigon a thumbnail, can find any items, dishes and food are Vietnam here. Especially traditional Vietnamese New Year is still stored at the San Jose and even the Vietnamese community celebrates Tet great. The fair at the end of the year dedicated to Vietnam to shop for Tet decorate their homes, usually held at the Grand Century and Downtown Lion.
Vietnamese New Year in San José
Tet Festival customary Vietnam also no less bold in his homeland. Communities here Tet festival held in Santa Clara county fair in San Jose each year, and attracts tens of thousands of participants. During festivals often have famous singers performed, dragon dances, lion, beauty contests and sells distinctive Tet. The three day Festival is very important for Vietnamese people, it helps to balance the busy life of a year passed and instead pick a new beginning of a new year.Vietnamese community in San Jose
It focuses many Vietnamese business community many different forms, known as Little Saigon. In this very much focused mall, plaza. It focuses all commodities in Vietnam. While 3 important mall and famous destinations are: Grand Century mall on Story Road, Lions Plaza on Tully Road, Senter Road area.
Topping the number of people living on US soil Vietnam, in San Jose, Vietnamese expatriate community here is very large, they live together, and protect the rights of each other and help each business.
The Vietnamese community in very intertwined, and after a long wait, the cohesion of the Vietnamese community in America has been recognized with the birth of Little Saigon. After numerous protests by Vietnamese community, the mayor of San Jose has been officially recognized by the Vietnamese business district Little Saigon and not the Saigon Business District. Thereby see the national spirit of the Vietnamese people in San Jose expatriates, they strive to Font Vietnam can weave around the world, not just in San Jose.
Friendly and comfortable while in San Jose
Dubbed as the safest big city America, the tour came here nothing remarkable, apart from preparing thoroughly luggage for carrying camera to unleash photography; and longer, partly easily when traveling to this city that San Jose has quality Vietnamese community is very large, so the Vietnam travelers will find the warmth of home on a foreign land, will find the style and customs are very familiar with Vietnam. So why did not hesitate to go to San Jose to visit, shop and develop new visions.
Culinary
Culinary tour of each location is always an integral part of a trip. With the multi-ethnic in the same city, San Jose is the city massing Chinese community, Japanese, Mexican and Vietnamese community which accounts for the largest number.
Food culture in San Jose is in each community living, if they want to eat Chinese cuisine to China Town, Japanese cuisine, then to Japan Town, the rest is a restaurant serving European-style like Italian, Mexican France ... The Vietnamese often focuses weekend at the Lion Park Plaza, because here serves a variety of Vietnamese, the pure dish of Vietnam, such as pho, Vietnamese noodles, rice plates, rice salt, Vegetarian , bread ham, dumplings (salt, peanuts) ... Vietnamese tourists can easily find your freedom of taste Vietnamese food here, if guests want to enjoy European cuisine, you can come Downtown or some restaurants below.
Vietnamese eat at the Lion Plaza (Tully Road)
As stated above, to San Jose, to the Vietnam community in America, you'll have once had to:
Kim Loi Dumpling Restaurant
Specializing in selling and trading all kinds of dumplings, including vegetarian dumplings and savory
Address: 1716 Tully Road #B, San Jose, CA 95122.
Phone: (408) -531-1344.
Fax. 408-531-8473.
Open 7 days a week from 8 am - 8 pm
Pho Tau Bay
Pho Tau Bay is very famous in Vietnam and abroad, here serving noodle dishes, if you already know Pho Tau Bay in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, they must try once said Pho Tau Bay San Jose look like, sure you will find the interesting distinction of Noodles in the US.
Guests can find on the menu here. Prices are very soft.
Address: 1628 Hostetter Road, #D San Jose, CA95131
Phone: (408) 441-7261
Open from 2nd to Sunday, from 8 am to 12 pm.
Huong Lan Sandwich
At this shop serves fastfood, can takeaway. With the combination of ham, steamed meat, pate, fresh vegetables with sandwich, creating an attractive dish fastfood. Here also serves beer.
Address: 1655 Tully Road, San Jose, California 95122
Phone: (408) 258-8868
Price from $ 2.50
Anh Hong Restaurant
This restaurant was founded in 1954 in Phu Nhuan, Vietnam, aka Cow 7 item shop. Beef is the main dish on the menu with 7 different ways of processing beef dip vinegar, grilled beef manner leaves, grilled beef Baseball fat, beef satay, beef steak, fried hub, beef soup ... Also the restaurant also prepared pure dishes to diners Vietnam may choose.
Address: 1818 Tully Road # 150, San Jose, California 95122.
Phone: (408) 270-1096
Prices here are also quite inexpensive, many dishes for guests to choose from.
Eat in Downtown
With many restaurants and various cafés, where visitors will find not only Vietnamese cuisine Vietnam Net, there are other European food restaurant
Restaurant La Victoria
Guests can choose dishes such as steak, bacon, salads, beers. Diners can also choose the output available.
Address: 131 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408)993-8230
Open from 30 noon 11gio - 1h pm.
Prices from $ 1.75, the famous dishes of Mexico. Under special export about $ 4.45
Starbucks
Address: 145 W. SantaClaraSt, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 288-8803
Price: $ 14, drinks are on 35 countries.
At Original Joe's Italian
It serves the best Italian dishes, this restaurant existed very long. You can choose where to eat breakfast and dinner, serving food here for two different sessions. This place is ideal for parties, romantic atmosphere.
Address: 301 S.First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) - 292-7030
Opening times: 11 am - 1 pm each day
Prices from $ 3.50.
Aqui Cal-Mexican in Mex Grill
This restaurant serves a variety of foods typical of Mexico. Features food here is the general processing of vegetables is very special. Diners can find on the menu here or visit the restaurant's web site.
Address: 5679 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA 95123
Phone: (408) 362-3456
Fax: (408) 363-3672
Open from: 11gio noon - 9 pm (from 2nd - 5th); 11am - 9gio 30 pm (Friday); 10 hours 30 noon - 9 pm 30 pm (Saturday - Sunday)
Price from $ 3.50
Shopping Guide
Everyone has a passion for shopping in San Jose also has many commercial district guests can enjoy shopping. Shopping in San Jose not too expensive, so visitors will easily find a few things like that.
Santana Row
This is the most famous commercial in San Jose, if visitors come to this city without visiting and shopping at Santana Row, it's a big loss section. Santana Row in the concentrate sold many famous brands such as: Buberry, Gucci, Furla, Ann Taylor Loft, Guess, Luis vuitton ... Guests can easily choose for themselves the stuff like that. Like the other major commercial center, where there are compelling program Sale, often on occasions major holidays of the country, or in December of the year. Santana Row is Coming to shopping heaven.Grand Century Mall
Grand Century Mall is the largest Vietnamese business people at San Jose. On weekends, the Vietnamese here frequenting to eat, to shop. Grand Century Mall area are listed on the site that sells souvenirs, small gifts for guests as gifts when they return to Vietnam. This is also the ideal location for guests who wish to visit a business to live here and combined with shopping and dining.
Downtown San Jose
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a prominent shopping here. In daybao includes many clothing stores throughout the county along Historic, electronic stores in all the museums, a handful of retailers along Paseo de San Antonio and furnishing store is located on First Street, Santa Clara is the place most reliable shopping here. Located in the heart of the renowned electronics industry, Downtown is where visitors can buy electronic items well and ensure the highest quality. The number of shops selling electronic goods accounted for almost here, but not so that the items of clothing and cosmetics decreased, visitors can select and shopping in the streets like First (focused much Most), Second, Paseo De San Antonio ...
Fry's Electronics
This is the electronic sales group most famous Americans, has branches everywhere in the US and a subsidiary in India, specialized in supplying all kinds of electronic items laptop, computer, iPod, Mp3, ... and the spiritual spare. In addition to the Downtown area, where visitors can come to choose an electronic items at affordable prices. Guests will be surprised to come here shopping, because prices here are not too expensive, reasonable prices to visitors can choose a pleasant item. So nothing is difficult to buy a product as a gift for a loved electronics around.Souvenirs in San Jose
The small souvenirs can also be purchased at Grand Century Mall or at Fry's Electronics, places to visit as in the museum. Apart from the shopping venues, these stores sell small souvenirs no less, here are some addresses that visitors can come and pick their loved ones a little gift very meaningful.Jenny's Gift Shop
Address: 1818 Tully Road, San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 223-7670
La Rosa Giftshop
Address: 424 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 298-1388
Furtado Imports
Address: 1412 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 293-0401
Papyrus
Address: 1002 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 971-2155
Travel Traders
Address: 170 S Market St, San Jose, CA
Phone:: (408) 998-8044
Have to go
For a big city like San Jose, for a short day trip, visitors will not be able to get all the points should go sightseeing in San Jose. The list of prominent locations in San Jose is quite vast and plentiful, with visitors coming here is to come up with Stanford University's reputation, sometimes want to visit the park's most famous electronic industrial America - Silicon Valley ...
Coming to San Jose, there was a series of lists where travelers must visit at least once when the next one.
Golden Flower Valley
What do you go to San Jose was surprised that the vast grass hill, the large lake, the trees, the lush farm different from the air in Southern California. The closer to San Jose, the roadside is lined fields growing green vegetables, the distant rooftops and people are harvesting. At San Jose yellow flowers sprouting everywhere and throughout the year, both sides of the road, under a tree, on a hill, the flower carpet on buildings ... These tiny yellow petals as floral wealth, form a flower carpet stretching across the hills. So they called San Jose's Valley yellow flowers.Japanese Garden (Japanese Garden)
Located on the campus of Kelley Park, the Japanese garden are the most interested visitors. Japanese community here has created a beautiful garden, with a sleek and appealing. There are 3 main lake small water and seamless design, same water flow. A special feature is the landscape layout in which three different lakes, and the highlight was the fish in the lake, crossing the bridge, so visitors can look at every corner of the lake. Like the best thing when tourists come here is to look at the fish swim holes, swinging in the blue waters, giving a feeling of relaxation and relieve the fatigue. These are gardens modeled after Korakuen Park in Okayama, Japan. Guests will truly comfortable and peaceful when walking around the campus, past the bridge spanning the lake, watching the fish swim and go on the path, under the ancient origin, the tea ceremony ... This is also where Vietnamese people frequented on the weekends for fun or camping.
Stanford University's reputation
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the university has the second largest area in the world. There are many programs for college students graduate and shine ', along with a medical center and many famous research center. Stanford University is among the best universities in the US.
As the most prestigious universities in the world, Stanford has a rich history in decades. If you went to San Jose, visitors take a visit to this large school. Stanford University by the wife of the billionaire founder train Leland Stanford, considered the ancient university of America. Female foreign ministers of the United States, Dr Condoleezza Rice served as a professor of the university and from 1993 to 1999 held the position of principal. Stanford also proud that the school has the 2nd largest area in the world, to move within the school, is the bicycle facilities. This school is also home to the oven and many eminent persons, billionaire. Guests come to visit Stanford University and capturing beautiful souvenir photos at school.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley include the northern part of Santa Clara Valley and several neighboring communities south of the San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay. Silicon Valley associated with noun San Jose, because it makes the face and fame to San Jose.
Silicon Valley electronics valley is proud of America and famous around the world. Thanks to the development of electronic technology industry, Silicon Valley attracts a large amount of gray and high technical skills to work here. Therefore the technology giants like Intel, Apple, Microsoft are flocking to the headquarters here. Following this is the other software giants in the electronics industry, such as Yahoo, Google, Sun Micro Systems, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Logitech, Adobe Systems ... are available here. Guests can visit and photograph celebrating at most of these places.
Alum Rock Park (Park Nature Alum Rock)
Alum Rock Park is a large park area, the nature park. Only downtown San Jose a few minutes. Alum Rock Park is recognized as the oldest in California. This park is where a lot of people choose to do campsite and entertainment on the weekends. When to San Jose, visitors should not miss the opportunity to go to town. It focuses all recreational activities such as horseback riding, biking, taking walks exploring this park.California Theatre (Theatre California)
California Theatre is the largest theater in San Jose, with a capacity of 1,119 seats, located in the heart of the county Sofa, San Jose. Therefore theater organization California are many individuals in San Jose the world to appreciate, because can organize art performances, while they can organize meetings and large conferences. Apple has chosen this place to introduce the iPod line as U2, Wynton Marsalis.
California Theatre is theater is equipped with sound and light extremely well. In addition to organizing conferences also take place here concerts, weddings, where the premiere of the new movie, the party special.
Theatre is the center of San Jose Opera music. San Jose is where open many training companies with California musicians Opera Theatre is the place to introduce the talented young singer, that was the beginning of their careers.
History Park (Historic Park)
History Park is a historic park in Kelley Park miniature. It is located on the south end of Kelley Park on the corner of Senter and Phelan Avennue. Located in the heart of the museum's historic Pacific hotel, guests can choose maps and tour guides here. Then guests will be taken to visit the art gallery, followed by the library ghost author locals make and then the gift hang time. Guests also do not forget to stop at the Museum Café - O'Brien's Candy's desk for lunch and feel.Children Discovery Museum - Museum discover Children
Children's Discovery Museum is one of the largest museums in the United States. The museum is open for the purpose of service to children, families and schools to explore and learn. This is where kids connect with the community, the culture, and stimulate their creativity. This is the appropriate place for children who love exploring, passion and love to learn. Guests can take a tour to explore the different cultures here and can take photo