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Nov 05, 2008
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Hoi An,
Vietnam
Monday, November 17, 2008
We are having a magnificent time. We had a wonderful time in Hanoi and Halong Bay then we traveled to Hue. Hue is a magnificent city and is on the UNESCO World Heritage site list. You will be getting a blog from both Hue and Halong Bay as soon as we are able.
Ginger and I both found Hoi An to be very rustic like maybe the seacoast of Maine. It is on both a river and the ocean. The town is filled with many small handicraft shops and 100's of tailor shops. Ginger and I both are having shirts made to be delivered tomorrow.
The town has been a trading center for about half a millenium so they are very good at handling people of different backgrounds. The area is also a resort and we are getting more rest than anytime before on the trip. We just finished dinner at the hotel and they put out about 200 floating candles on the river; they pass the outdoor dining room. Very pretty. It is a Vietnamese tradition to wish upon the candles.
Tomorrow we are a little concerned because we are to fly from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City (Siagon). The problem is over the next two days a typhoon is supposed to hit HCMC or just to the south. We hope to arrive before the storm. If the storm is severe we'll just have to lash ourselves to the bar and hope for the best!
Our big boy Don (our oldest Greyhound) is having surgery on a questionable growth on his foot today so we wish we could be with him. We are thankful that our house/dog sitter Emily found it and that Gwynn was there to take him to the Vet's.
To those of you who have replied to the blog it has been nice to hear from you.
