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 friendsWednesday
Looking for housing all day. Didn't find anything.Thursday
Walked around near the zoo and ate at a Dim Sum placeFriday
Found a place we like. Made an appointment to sign a contact next week. Hurray!Well that's been our week.
Will & My, So happy to hear from you. Congratulations on finding a new home! Hope to see pictures soon. Thank you for the blog to we can keep up to date on your adventures. What an exciting journey! Please deliver our love to the friends old & new. Be safe, know you are loved. Awaiting the next installment. Hugs to all. Cheryl
ReplyDeletewow, thanks for the update. We miss you both already, but appreciate the information. A couple we know here just told us they are moving to Thailand,
ReplyDeleteso between them and you, maybe we can make a trip after 2014. We will
see! we think of you often in those quiet musings... Mykl & Rita
I like the name of your blogspot, very clever:) Sounds like good eating this week!
ReplyDeleteApartment found, friends met and games played. Not bad for your first week!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part: Played settlers of catan! you wasted no time in getting the friends aquainted with one of your favorite past times. :-) Miss you guys already! but so glad to hear that you're doing well and found a nice place. Can't wait for some pictures!
ReplyDelete(This is Lindsey by the way)
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