Sunday, March 19, 2006

Heeeelooo from saigon

Well we are in saigon man its a crazy place crossing the road is like having a death wish as you walk out SLoooowwwly to oncoming traffic and let them drive around you...I have never seen so many motorbikes in one place at once...crazy...sooo vietnam adventures are coming to a close but its been an interesting trip - we've just come from Mui Ne that was supposed to be a chilled paradise but was infact a resort packed plastic horrible place that had more wind than perth. Wasll to wall resorts with not an ounce of soul between them...compared to hoi an which we had come from it was a bit of a shock...hoi an was beautiful though - packed again with tourist tat but the old town was stunning - did one of the worst tours there to My Son an ancient temple complex(little tip dont do tours in vietnam if you shy away from being shepherded like a white skinned sheep...baaa) - we were in hoi an for the full moon festival though that was superb really chilled like the old town itself we wandered the streets all lit only by lanterns (they turned all the neon off) and no motorbikes allowed so super quiet (a rarity from the usual beeping that goes on) we watched as kids played a version of pin the tail on the donket that involved smashing stuff ... tiny little kids (4-5 years old) performing kung fu and sword demonstrations...some crazy out of tune singing and loads of guys playing chinese chess...which looks increadibly interesting...gonna get me one of them sets along with a mah jong set - but I do need instructions in english so if anyone knows how to play it help me out - oh and Camy if your reading this please can I go learn to play mah jong with your auntie above Mei mei. ta. Ok then the big news is that we got a ton of clothes made - and by the weight of mels bag now a literal ton! Very nice stuff although the copies of my shirt arent copied but infact the tailor when off and designed something completely random...fits though...got the coolest pair of baggy cords to keep me warm in Japan! Its going to be about 16 degrees there brrrr not looking forward to the temperature at home I can tell you...and on that note I shall say goodbyee for now and see you all sooner than expected probably as we are running out of steam to keep all this tourism malarky up...byeeeee

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