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School Trip
... We are here to have fun and show our faces. I feel like a snob teaching at a rich private high school. I look around at all these other students and realize that this might be their only shot at having a better life. I suddenly do not want my school to win.
The opening ceremonies were held outside in a huge white brick area. The sun was unbearable. After about a half an hour of no one being able to see or hear we moved into the ...
Neuer Roller
... war es schon ein Schritt. Der Verkehr auf diesem Weg ist nicht gerade vergleichbar mit dem in dem Dorf meiner Familie… Aber manchmal lernt man viel und schnell wenn man einfahc mal ins kalte Wasser geschmissen wird. Und alleine war ich ja auch nicht. Außerdem dachte ich, ist es wohl besser, ich fahre den Weg erst mit ihm zusammen anstatt ihn zum ersten Mal alleine fahren zu müssen…
Nach einer längeren Diskussion zwischen Nam, Kiendung und ...
Time with the family
Fri 18th Feb - Ferry down the Saigon river to Vung Tau. Met by Meg and taken to pick up Ella from school before heading to the beach club for a swim - an infinity pool oasis in the littered grey beachscape. Then to the Beer Hoi (sp?) for cheep local beerey liquid. Nic, Meg's nephew, also staying with us, is taken to hospital with some kind of gastro/msg allergy combo body blow. we sat by the pool drinking beer awaiting news. All fine ...
Viet Cong Caves, Long Tan & Nui Dat
... cups attached.
The actual memorial site is a square that has a white coloured cross in the centre; the floor is tiled and there is a chain around the perimeter of the square. Another tour guide was with us and he went and ‘borrowed’ the original plaque to the Aussie regiments that fought here. The local Police station is caretaker of the plaque.
The plantation seems to go on and on forever; and behind that jungle; you can ...
Four million steps to Heaven
... it out because the thought of doing all of those steps again brought me out in a cold sweat!
Eventually, after what seemed like forever, they opened the stairwell inside (another few thousand steps - exaggeration of course!) but initially I was refused entrance because I was wearing 'inappropriate' clothing - shorts and vest top. It wasn't until I explained in a somewhat exasperated manner that I'd been waiting under a tree for the past hour for them ...
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