Having flown from Ha Noi to Seoul, South Korea that morning, I left Incheon Airport at 4pm on March 8th and arrived in San Francisco at 9am…….on March 8th. Jan Kirby ~ Time Traveler. It’s nice to get those hours back. It makes up (a little) for the godawful amount of time I spent on that plane. I sat next to a sweet Vietnamese couple … Continue reading Tạm biệt, Việt Nam
Sai Gon….. hoo boy…..Sai Gon….. Okay, here goes…… We flew in from Da Nang about midday to a warm but breezy Sai Gon. The idea….the intent….was to go to a particular travel agency where we’d pick up our bus tickets to Cambodia. We decided to walk because we wanted to save money and who knew how expensive taxis were in Sai Gon ~ especially for … Continue reading Sai Gon
What words can I use to describe Hoi An? Certainly the word ‘charm’ comes to mind. Then there’s relaxing, friendly, laid-back, architecture, flowers…..lots and lots of flowers….. As I’d said in my last post, Mike and I took a couple of day trips to Hoi An. It’s barely a half hour motorbike ride from Da Nang down a clean, fairly new highway. On our first … Continue reading Hoi An
Mike and I went on what was to be a whirlwind tour of Viet Nam and Cambodia that became a whirlwind tour of Viet Nam ~ never made it to Cambodia…..long, crazy story I’ll get to in a later post. But, we had a lot of fun……it’s what we do…. So, here we go, flying through the beautiful Vietnamese skies… …….and over the … Continue reading Da Nang
One place I just had to see before going Stateside is Sa Pa…..and I’ve just come back from there early, very early, this morning. After making arrangements with a wonderful travel agent and all around nice woman named Lai here in Ha Noi, I was picked up in a small bus Sunday evening by a driver who somehow hadn’t been informed that on crowded city … Continue reading Sa Pa
In my continuing efforts to visit sites here in Ha Noi before I head back to the States, I give you 87 Ma May and Ðen Bach Ma….. I figured I’d leave my house at about 11a.m., go to my favorite rice n’ point for brunch, then meander over to the Quarter and see the sites/sights. I thought by that time lunch hour (read ‘lunch … Continue reading 87 Ma May & Ðen Bach Ma
It’s the weirdest …..fruit?…..I’ve ever eaten. I guess it’s a fruit. Maybe it’s a legume. It’s called qua me kho and it’s just plain odd. It looks like…..well, I’ll let you decide what you think it looks like. On the last day of class one of my students gave me a bag of it and I said…..”er……thank you………what is it….?” She pulled one out of … Continue reading Qua me kho
Mike and I went to the Temple of Literature here in Ha Noi a few days ago. It’s a temple dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars and was originally built in 1070. It is also the site of Viet Nam’s first university. Studies, ceremonies and exams were conducted in and around the various buildings. I was a bit confused, honestly, when I entered the grounds. … Continue reading Temple of Literature
Essentially, I’m jobless. Well, nearly. I do have a Sunday morning job with some little kids, but my ‘main job’, my main source of income, has ended. The term is over. I may still be able to pick up work here and there (I hope, I hope!), but, yeah….jobless. Feels weird. For the rest of this month, I’ll be trying to get around Ha Noi … Continue reading School’s out!
Mike and I went to Ba Vi National Park for New Year’s. It was great to get out of the city. We had a really lovely and wonderful time. I have a bajillion pictures to post, so here goes: We arrived after dark on December 30th. It was about a two hour ride from Ha Noi. This picture was taken on the morning of the … Continue reading Happy New Year from Viet Nam
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