Both Ashley and I have been worried about where we are going to get art supplies for the children in DaNang. We did not want to bring them over from the USA because it was a lot for us to carry. So the first thing we did this morning was walk over to a market nearby. The market sells clothes, food, toilet paper, and just about anything you can ask for...they did not have art supplies like brushes, paint, and paper though. We searched for some Vietnamese people who could speak English and they directed us to a street where they sold all kinds of stuff. We were so relieved to buy nice paper, oil pastels, brushes, and watercolor paints!!! It was the first thing on our priority list and we got that done first.
We walked back to our hotel and picked up our train tickets to DaNang. We leave here tonight on an overnight train and get to DaNang tommorow. We put our art supplies in our bags and headed off to the city. Both of us have been pretty nervous about getting on motorbike taxis because of the accident we got in a couple of days ago...we both told ourselves that we can't let fear hold us back so we got on the back of a motorbike which took us to the War Museum. It was actually really fun but yes scary!! My dude loved that I was from America and he called himself "Batman". He spoke pretty good English and I felt comfortable holding on to him in the most chaotic traffic in the world!!!
The war museum was pretty gruesome. They had lots of pictures with people who suffer from Agent Orange and showed how the American soldiers killed many innocent civilians. People here don't hold that against Americans at all from what I have experienced...
After that we walked to the Notre Dame cathedral and stopped by the post office where I got some stamps and Ashley called the USA. We walked down Dong Khoi street where there was great shopping and had lunch. We had Pho which is a traditional dish here in Vietnam. It was awesome!!!!
Since we felt so comfortable on the motorbikes...we got one to the Fine Arts Museum and walked around. By this point we were getting kind of loopy and the museum was pretty dull.
Now we are back at the hotel and we have to check out at 5. We are going to eat some dinner and take a train to DaNang tonight...we won't get there until about 1 tommorow!!
Hope all is well in the US of A!!!!!
Oh...one more thing some Aussie's said we had beautiful accents:) (you know us Ohio girls)
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Suzi and I were getting hungry reading about the food. We ate in Paris at Vietnamese restaurants. Super! Even in Ho Chi Min City, the French left their mark on their food a century ago..
Yum!
Cooper says "Lick Lick, where's Kacey?"
I want to know what pho is now...?
You both sound great and I am so excited to hear what your experience will be like teaching and working with the kids. Can't wait to check in tomorrow!
Matt wanted to see you in Cinci as we drove through on Sunday. Miss you and love you.
Pho is Dog Meat. Ha ha, just kidding.
Thit Cho or Thit Cay is dog meat. You'll see signs for it in Danang. Swing by and have a bite.
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