Ami Hotel Da Nang

... 8216;old people’s salary’. I guess they do not have OAP. Health insurance is free for children under 6 years old & after that when the family purchases health insurance they only have to pay 80% of the cost of the health care. Our guide was telling us that the Vietnamese people have a good life now. There is not much poverty (I guess that is relative as we saw what we thought was the ‘slums’ and there is a lot of money there as well ...

... reason why I like Hoi An!)

Saturday night was Halloween but also the lunar calendar full moon festival, so the town was bedecked with coloured lanterns and by the river they sold paper lanterns for you to light and set down on the water, making a wish as you do so. Several streets close to the river were bathed in lamplight only, which gave the place a charming atmosphere. There were many street performances going on too, with ...

... had gone out the window and I was beginning to realise how addictive getting tailor made clothes was so we headed for the beach the following day.
We rented 2 bikes between the three of us and I would like to point out that Nathan drove like a granny and also kept forgetting to turn off his indicators. I will admit the first time I indicated I forgot to turn off mine but I learnt my lesson whereas he kept his on the entire way to the beach. Even though I kept reminding him by ...

... de 2 pieds approx.

Nous nous sommes aventures le temps d une promenade d environ 1h30 dans les eaux brunes et avons pris quelques photos. Dans le quartier ou nous sommes, aucune detresse majeure n a ete signalee. Les gens sont souriants et attendent simplement que l eau retourne dans l ocean. Et nous, nous suivons les previsions meteo afin de determiner, plus efficacement, notre prochaine destination.

... croutons), white rose (shrimp encased in rice paper and steamed), fried won tons topped with vegetables and another noodle dish of which we can't remember the name!

We visited My Son which was a last minute addition to our itinerary. However, it turned out to be one of the best things we did whilst staying in Hoi An! It took just over an hour to get there on our hired moped (which we're pretty sure is the private moped of the lady who ...

... myself "oh its fine, you've dealt with this before". Oh ya, sure I have, but after eating some rice and squid at Bread of Life (where I am a mix-master volunteer barista) and it didn't settle well something had to be up. I went to class that night and taught; I remember being fine. I think that night I even went out on a bike ride with Kait to meet with some of our church friends at their apartment. When we got to the party I ...

... and probably only slightly cheaper than the cafeteria- style restaurants in the streets, which are also very local. But the locals I’m talking about in the market are the ladies who sell fruits and vegetables there. This is where they go for chow. They don’t make a lot of money so they can’t afford to eat much.

The food stalls at the market cater to this type of clientele. For 25 000 dong (1.60$ maybe) I got some rice ...

... to show hospotality to someone on a daily basis.
This week started out great. Classes went well Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday morning I woke up to my phone ringing. I thought "Who in the frick is calling me at 730am?" I rolled over and it was my friend Alex. He is the son of the pastors of my church. He's an amazing kid. He's a celebrity here in Vietnam and especially Da Nang because he's the first one to go through the ...

... hi** gibt es kein Caffee, ab** Bustickets) vor mir auftauchte. Hab dann gleich meinen Bus raus aus dies** komischen Stadt gebucht und alles war bess**. Hab dann beschlossen, d** Stadt noche eine Change zu geben und was taucht da vor mir auf? Natu**lich das Caffee (Bread for Life), was ich gesucht habe, scheint nur umgezogen zu sein. Das stellte sich dann auch als wirklich ganz grossartig h**aus. D** Tag ist g**ettet. Und morgen bin ich zum Glueck schon in Hoi An!

... and his family the next day. I didn't end up meeting up with my new Vietnam ally, but I did make a trip to Marble Mountain the next day to pick up a couple handmade statues to mail back to the States. After another random dance party in the courtyard of the hotel with the Filipinos, an Australian businessman, a British traveler, and the Vietnamese owners, I decided to leave China Beach and head about 15km south to tourist central... Next Stop: Hoi An