Went to the Cu Chi tunnels. A complex of tunnels about 60kms outside of Ho Chi Minh used by the Viet Cong ( Communists) in their fight against the American "Imperialist" aggressors. Its amazing how the wording changes when the story is told from the other side of the...
Transporting roof tiles Front door motorbike access Biodegradable drinkware Prime mover
Currently in Ho Chi Minh or Saigon as people still call it. A big big city. Have met up with sister and mother in-law and been out to dinner last night The hotel we are currently in isnt as good as it could be, and is too far from the in-laws. So we are going to move...
Sitting in a resturant watching the world go by at the moment. Today we did a tour of My Son ( pronounced Me Sun ). I will blog about that later. Lisa has left me here to go off and find a shoulder bag so we can take some more stuff on the flight. We went to a boat...
My Son pronounced Me Sun is an ancient set of Hindu temple ruins about an hour out of Hoi-an built by the Cham people. It was bombed so heavily during the American War because it was a Viet Cong base that the temples are pretty much rubble. Adding to that is the prior...
The first day in Hoi-an we went to a tailor to get measured for clothes. Today was the final fitting and shipment home. Hopefully when we get them home they will look good. I always get buyers remorse, but at 1/3 the cost of back home its too good to pass up. They are...
Hoi-an is a tourist trap. All the same its got great ambience and westerners can see Vietnamese Culture while swaddled in the familiar.
Had a great day yesterday with the cooking class. We did a market tour. Basically they showed us what was available and what the differences were between our supermarket products and the market produce. It was especially interesting to learn how to spot fresh fish...
At breakfast at the Sunshine Hotel Today we are planning a cooking class and a visit to a tailor.
Pronounced H'way we arrived in Hue at about 8AM. Coming off the overnight train from Hanoi. Train travel 'deluxe class' is ok but although you get sleeper berth the rail lines aren't as straight and level as they are in other countries so you get shaken from side to...