We awoke to a blissfully cooler day and the prospect of an afternoon off. My teacher for the morning was "ill" again, it seems to be a habit that the teachers don't stay when we teach! The class however was lots of fun and did several very engaging presentations for discussion. Some of the questions for the day included:
- What is a Redneck?
- What do you think of President Obama
- Do you think it is safe in the USA with all the gun violence?
- What is the code of behavior where you live?
In the afternoon Phil & I headed off for an afternoon of walking and sightseeing. With best intentions we headed to the Ho Chi Minh Museum. It was closed when we arrived, so we headed on to the mausoleum and park. Much of the park was closed due to the big celebrations but we got a good view of things from the outskirts. Our walk took us to West Lake and across the viaduct where we found lunch in a traditional Vietnamese restaurant on the water. No English speakers here. The Vietnamese iced coffee was just perfect. The rest of the afternoon found us wandering our way over several hours back to the Old Quarter. We saw residential neighborhoods, a local seafood and meat market, lots of stores with lots of "stuff"(none of it very nice) and finally back to our "neighborhood" , where we stopped and picked up our custom silk items: as promised, Phil's suit fits perfectly, as do my lovely silk pants to match my tradition AO DAI outfit.
For dinner we headed to a very traditional Noodle shop(aka street vendor) for a huge bowl of noodles, beef and vegies. That plus a beer cost us all of $2.50 a piece, we had the chance to check out the plastic stools and local atmosphere. The walk back home to the hotel included a stop for sugar cane/lime drinks as well as a traditional music performance at the lake.
with very tired feet, I head to bed,
Barbara
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