We were so tired last night that we slept incredibly well. Awoke this am to discover that we would have the afternoon off. Our team leader was worried that with all the traffic for the big celebration that we might have trouble getting a taxi to get back to our hotel. So we had a relatively easy morning of teaching just 2 hours and then returned to the Old District. Phil and I treated ourselves to a lovely lunch at the Metropole Hotel, a lovely restored hotel that was originally built in 1902. We got my camera fixed(that's a whole other story....lets just say that my SD card seems to still be in my computer, which is on the kitchen counter in Denver) and then spent several hours on silk row.
Phil ordered a custom made suit(can you believe it?) as well as several custom shirts. The material and workmanship is just gorgeous, and all will be ready before we depart from Hanoi next week. I ordered a tradional tunic and pants. We had a hot but exciting walk around the lake, saw a performance by some students, and headed back for a team meeting and dinner. Not our favorite meal so far, oh well, we really can't complain.
We enjoyed watching fireworks and playing scrabble from the 8th floor of our hotel, which has a marvelous view of the lake the festivities.
Tomorrow morning we leave for our trip to Halong Bay as we have the weekend off. Looking forward to getting out of the city, and seeing this very famous landmark. No internet and not sure about cell service, will be back in touch on Sunday,
Feet feeling much better,
Barbara
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