Monday, June 15, 2009

Hanoi- After a 4am wake up call, we took a short flight to the Vietnam capital and enjoyed a HOT AND HUMID day here. The weather reminds me of football camp in Florida... But we really enjoyed seeing the Temple of Literature and taking pedicab rides through the Old Quarter of Hanoi. There are basically no trafic laws, so we were right in the middle of the action and got to see an up close and personal view of street life in Hanoi. We then saw a traditional water puppet show, which sounds funny but was actually incredible to watch. The tradition goes back over a thousand years. Our guide mentioned that Vietnamese people eat dog and horse meat on the way to dinner, so 2 people in the group have vowed to stay away from meat for the rest of the trip! Oh yeah, and yesterday when we visited one of the temples outside Bangkok, the greeter was wearing a UGA polo shirt- I said "Go Dawgs!" and he gave me a priceless blank stare... oh well.

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