Today is Saturday here in Saigon. We start the long journey home. The kids have had a great time and so have us adults. We are all a little sad for our trip to be over, but also excited to get home. We will be home on Saturday evening--we gain a day.
See you all soon.
Peace,
Angie
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Happy Fourth of July!
Today is our last day in Vietnam. We are back in Saigon after spending two days in the Mekong Delta. We had a great time, we had two river cruises on the Mekong Delta--one day we visited the floating market in Soc Trang and the next day we visited a village in the middle of the jungle (basically). It was beautiful and a bit surreal.. We also watched the traditional methods of making coconut candy and rice paper. Today we will do some last minute shopping and play in the pool here at the Sofitel.
Hard to believe it's time to go home now. Seems that as soon as we have adjusted to the weather and traffiic, it's time to go.
Take care and see you all soon.
Peace,
Angie, Keith and Kurt
Today is our last day in Vietnam. We are back in Saigon after spending two days in the Mekong Delta. We had a great time, we had two river cruises on the Mekong Delta--one day we visited the floating market in Soc Trang and the next day we visited a village in the middle of the jungle (basically). It was beautiful and a bit surreal.. We also watched the traditional methods of making coconut candy and rice paper. Today we will do some last minute shopping and play in the pool here at the Sofitel.
Hard to believe it's time to go home now. Seems that as soon as we have adjusted to the weather and traffiic, it's time to go.
Take care and see you all soon.
Peace,
Angie, Keith and Kurt
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Hello from Can Tho!
We survived a three hour drive to Tra Vinh (with all kids pretty happy). After eating a wonderful lunch we visited Josie's orphanage. One of her nanny's was there and remembered her. There were only nine babies at this orphanage, but this facility is also home to seniors so it was a different sort of place. Kurt and Tien enjoyed the puppies that shyly tried to play with the boys.
This was one of the first days that we really encountered all the rain we've heard about. The streets of Tra Vinh were flooded and our van flew water all over the place. The children that we passed by splashed in the water.
After the orphanage we then drove to Can Tho, which was another two hours. We rode in a ferry to cross the Mekong River, Kurt enjoyed this--being able to ride without being in his seat and seat belt.
We are staying at a charming hotel here in Can Tho. We ate Italian food for dinner last night--yea PESTO!!
Today we going on a boat cruise to see the floating market of Soc Trang; this should be very interesting.
Hope everyone is well, we miss you.
Peace,
Angie, Keith and Kurt
We survived a three hour drive to Tra Vinh (with all kids pretty happy). After eating a wonderful lunch we visited Josie's orphanage. One of her nanny's was there and remembered her. There were only nine babies at this orphanage, but this facility is also home to seniors so it was a different sort of place. Kurt and Tien enjoyed the puppies that shyly tried to play with the boys.
This was one of the first days that we really encountered all the rain we've heard about. The streets of Tra Vinh were flooded and our van flew water all over the place. The children that we passed by splashed in the water.
After the orphanage we then drove to Can Tho, which was another two hours. We rode in a ferry to cross the Mekong River, Kurt enjoyed this--being able to ride without being in his seat and seat belt.
We are staying at a charming hotel here in Can Tho. We ate Italian food for dinner last night--yea PESTO!!
Today we going on a boat cruise to see the floating market of Soc Trang; this should be very interesting.
Hope everyone is well, we miss you.
Peace,
Angie, Keith and Kurt
Monday, June 30, 2008
Today is Monday and we are in Saigon. We arrived yesterday. After checking in we had a small city tour and visited the Reunification palace. The moms went shopping in the evening. Today we went to China town and visited the wholesale market and a Chinese temple. Tomorrow we will drive to Tra Vinh and visit Josie's orphanage. It will be a long drive, around 4 hours or so, then we will stay in Can Tho.
That's all for now.
Angie
That's all for now.
Angie
Friday, June 27, 2008
Hi Friends and Family,
It is Saturday and we are in Nha Trang. We are staying at the VinPearl Resort, which is located on a island outside of Nha Trang. The kids have been having a blast swimming and going to the amuzement park that is just a short drive from our hotel. Nha Trang looks very different from other parts of Vietnam, it is more desert like. It is very hot, like 100 F, but there is often a nice breeze blowing. I'm afraid I've gotten a bug, so I haven't been feeling too well. However, I did get up at 5:00 this morning and took a walk on the beach. Kurt is becoming quite the traveler. That's all for now. Take care.
Angie
It is Saturday and we are in Nha Trang. We are staying at the VinPearl Resort, which is located on a island outside of Nha Trang. The kids have been having a blast swimming and going to the amuzement park that is just a short drive from our hotel. Nha Trang looks very different from other parts of Vietnam, it is more desert like. It is very hot, like 100 F, but there is often a nice breeze blowing. I'm afraid I've gotten a bug, so I haven't been feeling too well. However, I did get up at 5:00 this morning and took a walk on the beach. Kurt is becoming quite the traveler. That's all for now. Take care.
Angie
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Hanoi
Hello Friends and Family,
Today is Thursday and it is our last morning in Hanoi. We will be flying to Tra Vinh this afternoon.
Monday we visited an orphanage outside of Hanoi, we saw little babies from 3 months to 9 months. The kids played with the babies a little; the babies all looked well cared for.
That evening Dana, Maron and I took a Vietnamese cooking class. It was a lot of fun--we went to a market to see where the people buy their fresh foods and then we went back to the restaurant where we learned to prepare and cook salad rolls, a fried chicken dish, fish and a dessert. When we come home I'm going to try my hand at the salad rolls.
The kids have really been enjoying the swimming pool. It has been so nice to come back from an outing and cool off and splash and play (It's been good for the adults too).
Yesterday we went on a cyclo tour of the old quarter of Hanoi. Very exciting to be in the middle of traffic and still feel safe. It was a great way to see the city. Kurt and I had to close our eyes only a couple times. Then we visited the temple of learning, which is the oldest university in Hanoi. It was very, very hot!
We have been having a great time and the kids have been terrific. Hopefully I'll be able to write more in our next location. We'll be at the coast, we're all looking forward to the beach.
Peace, until next time
Angie
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