Vietnamese clown

The first time we've seen a vietnamese clown. Had to take a picture. 

English translation

While shopping for things for our place I found this in the bathroom of the store. I don't know what the danger was but I tried very hard not to laugh while on the toilet seat. 

Internet is back

I've been without the internet for a while because we moved out of the hotel and into our new apartment.  Just in case you were wondering why I haven't posted in a while.  Blogs to come soon: Apartment Hunting, Contrasts, and Funny English Translations.

Week One

We made made it!

It took 18 hours of flying with a 3 hour layover but we made it.  We got in at 2 AM local time.  After dropping off a friend we arrived at our hotel at 3:30 AM.  The following is a general outline of how our week went.

Thurdsay

Sleeping except for two hours where we rented a movie.  Then we crashed again.

Friday

We slept most of Friday too followed by another movie.  We're glad we brought food with us.

Saturday

Meet up with a friend who has been here for a while in Downtown.  Walked around found a really nice big park where lots of locals hang out.  It's by the reunification palace.  Ate some Pho.  Walked around some more.  Spent time with our friend at a cafe.

Sunday

Made lots of new friends.  When out for lunch with two nice couples.  Saw our first scooter crash (nothing too serious).

Monday

Spend all day wondering around looking for a place to rent.  Didn't find anything.  :-(  We did however start to get an idea about what Vietnamese housing standards are like and about how much it will cost.  We also meet up with our traveling friend and had lunch and then went to a cafe.  We walked by a really fancy spa place.

Tuesday

Played Settlers of Catan with friends

Wednesday

Looking for housing all day.  Didn't find anything.

Thursday

Walked around near the zoo and ate at a Dim Sum place

Friday

Found a place we like.  Made an appointment to sign a contact next week.  Hurray!

Well that's been our week.