Well hello everyone! Long time since I logged on! Ok here goes. Hanoi was Hannoying to say the least! Then we had a great motor scooter ride in Hue as Andrea told you. Well in Hoi An we went a little bit nuts and had clothe and shoes tailored made to fit us!! I mean I am a guy as you know but let me tell you, this is the only way to shop! Nothing off countless racks, you see it, think about it, describe it, bring in a photo or jsut talk about what you are looking for and the next day, BINGO you are wearing it! So very cool. Not like being a shopping drone in a mall! I had 2 suits, three shirts done at one store (Andrea had a suit, dress, pants, shirts etc and they made me a shirt for free!) At another shop we had coasts shirts and dress made, Andrea got a coat at the first, shop Mr. Xe's the second place was New World and fianlly Shoes shoes shoes at the Shoe shop! I feel like a character in Sex and the City, cause I had 4 pairs of shoes made! Custom made to fit my feet!! Ahhh! Andrea had four pairs as well and a purse made! Really it was nuts and not expensive!
WE managed to get in some sun at the little hotel pool, while I fought off a cold, brought on by hellish bus rides and too much AC in the rooms, lack of sleep and travelers tummy! Had some great meals and between fittings. Oh we had to run all over town to get enought Dong out of the ATms, that's right I said Dong! For some reason on Saturday at 5 pm all the ATM's stopped working, I had just taken out several million Dong so you can imagine the exchange rate! Then off to fittings and cooking class! REally though it was three days of being a kid in a candy store for clothes. Very cool!
Getting everything shipped home airmail! YIKES$$$! But well worth it! So keep an eye out Heald's! Then up super early to make the plane! Oh did I mention the hotels like to save on power bills and they turn off the power to the AC systems in the rooms sometime in the wee hours when they think we won't notice?! Well waking up in a pool of sweat at 4 am puts somepeople in a bad mood and they can't get back to sleep, hmm me perhaps?! Yes well got the front dest staff to put the power back on anyway and stayed up made the plane and landed in Ho Chi Minh/Saigon. Pretty cool so far. Had the best meal of the trip so far. Imagin a huge elegant restaurant with little kitchen stall all around the outside and you go around and look at what they are cooking, pick what you like and they bring it to you. Kid in the candy store again! You can use the menue too but the other is much more fun!
Well it is very late and not sure if we will be in Africa on the 4th of April or the 17th, still waiting to see, better get to bed!
Take care everyone and hopefully blog more soon. Alex and Andrea.
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