Lulu
Last day in Vietnam! Not sure what to do today besides EAT and DRINK. I'm pretty ready to go "home" to Berlin - joghurt, bier, i miss you.
| Full of mi vit and kem trai dua. Great food day! Lunch was rice with tiny clams (com hen) followed by sapodilla juice and the Dark Knight. |
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| Bangkok's state of emergency to last "a couple of days," perhaps it'll be finished when we arrive on Friday? http://tinyurl.com/5v242z |
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| I woke up late enough that @mai had time to post a few photos of our trip: http://www.flickr.com/photo... |
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| Our chao vit cook this evening was an amazing cook with an eye for presentation despite the fact that she's set up in a filthy alley. YUM. |
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| The weather's a bit chilly for the bikinis but it's worth it for the tan lines. $3 silk scarf from Hoi An keeping me warm. |
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| Beautiful sparkling-bright cool day in Da Lat. The breeze coming in the window this morning smelled floral. Feeling slow this morning. |
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| People are all bundled in hoodies and peacoats for the 25-degree (c) weather of Da Lat while we're sipping lemon soda in our bikinis. |
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| Also spelled xa po^ che^, called sapodilla in english. Native to mexico, introduced to the phillipines. Tastes like cotton candy or caramel. |
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| Trying to figure out what VN fruit sam bu che^ is called in english. Looks like a potato, orange-brown inside, black seeds embedded. Anyone? |
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| @crankyuser congrats on your talk! Was it recorded? |
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| Da Nang is all modern/fancy with its gprs network, crazy development projects, and VN's 3rd largest airport (3 gates). |
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| Not the best food day in Hoi Anh, but finished up with delicious custard apple ice cream. Oh and saw amazing ruins. Already ready for bed. |
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| Looking forward to duck congee for lunch! Then we shall beach away the hot hot day. |
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| Yay, data service on my bb! Checked work email, boo! On crazy sleeper bus to Hoi An; it started raining as soon as we got on. Weather luck!! |
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| Delicious congee for breakfast in Hue. Car possibly stolen in Oakland. Off to see some ruins in a couple minutes - whee! |
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| Spent the afternoon riding the jankiest bike ever - off-true wheel w half-flat tire, etc, w @mai around Hue. Glad for HCMC traffic training. |
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| Interneting in @mai's room while she packs for our trip to Pho Quoc (beach!). Trip so far: HCMC unbelievable, food delicious, durian stinky. |
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| Fun facts: SF and HCMC are about the same distance from Berlin! SF to HCMC is a lot farther! I get on plane to Bangkok now. @mai see u soon. |
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| I don't know what it is that's so delicious about the combination of cold ham and butter, but it's undeniable. |
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