Saturday, September 13, 2008
from H to H to H
August 13-16
Hue is oh so hot, worse still for a Canadian to bear than Hanoi because here the tropical sun, in cahoots with the killer humidity, shines with a vengeance. But the Citadel and royal tombs are worth two sweat drenched days, evoking glory long past with peaceful desolation.
Then it's on to Hoi An, a tourist's dreamland that bustles with foreigners but hordes of Vietnamese tourists too as resto after resto, myriad cafés, tailors and traditional craft shops beckon. The local food is scrumptious and A develops an addiction to a noodle dish called cao lau, while I'm loving the glutinous rice pancakes stuffed with small shrimps.
Despite our disinterest in shopping (read: we still must carry our backpacks for 2+ weeks), we are nonetheless captivated by the magic and energy of this quaint and well preserved lantern-strung town.
We saw: Thien Mu Pagoda; the Citadel; Tu Duc, Minh Mang & Khai Dinh tombs; Hai Van Pass; Lang Co beach; the Marble Mountains; Cua Dai beach; Hoi An's Japanese covered bridge; plus local temples, historic buildings & markets
We ate: lots of fruits such as passionfruit (I particularly like it as juice!), dragonfruit, rambutan, sugar apples (not apples at all), and longan; at two spectacular restaurants, Miss Ly's Cafeteria (she's a hot mama!) and the Cargo Club.
We drank: lots and lots of water, more wine, more café sua (it's awesome iced too), etc., etc.
Hue is oh so hot, worse still for a Canadian to bear than Hanoi because here the tropical sun, in cahoots with the killer humidity, shines with a vengeance. But the Citadel and royal tombs are worth two sweat drenched days, evoking glory long past with peaceful desolation.
Then it's on to Hoi An, a tourist's dreamland that bustles with foreigners but hordes of Vietnamese tourists too as resto after resto, myriad cafés, tailors and traditional craft shops beckon. The local food is scrumptious and A develops an addiction to a noodle dish called cao lau, while I'm loving the glutinous rice pancakes stuffed with small shrimps.
Despite our disinterest in shopping (read: we still must carry our backpacks for 2+ weeks), we are nonetheless captivated by the magic and energy of this quaint and well preserved lantern-strung town.
We saw: Thien Mu Pagoda; the Citadel; Tu Duc, Minh Mang & Khai Dinh tombs; Hai Van Pass; Lang Co beach; the Marble Mountains; Cua Dai beach; Hoi An's Japanese covered bridge; plus local temples, historic buildings & markets
We ate: lots of fruits such as passionfruit (I particularly like it as juice!), dragonfruit, rambutan, sugar apples (not apples at all), and longan; at two spectacular restaurants, Miss Ly's Cafeteria (she's a hot mama!) and the Cargo Club.
We drank: lots and lots of water, more wine, more café sua (it's awesome iced too), etc., etc.
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You all look pretty hot! Great to see a few photos of you for once and one really good one of you smiling! How did these rare shots happen!?
XOXO
MM
XOXO
MM
Hola Carol,
Just wondering if you've tasted a Durian? I've heard it's a fruit that smells really bad and wanted to know how it actually tastes..
E
Just wondering if you've tasted a Durian? I've heard it's a fruit that smells really bad and wanted to know how it actually tastes..
E
MM - Hahaha, you're a funny one. I know you mean hot in the literal sense since dripping with sweat we were not very sexy! PS: The shots of me occurred because there was another camera present aside from the one in my camera-happy paws.
E (which E are you by the way? please include your last initial to assuage my curiosity!) - Yes, we LOVE durian and I really don't see what the big deal is about the smell. It's a bit strange for sure but then so is the taste and the texture. I really can't describe it, no comparison comes to mind... Sorry! It's currently nut season in Japan (there're fruit & nut trees all over Tokyo) and I must tell you that fully ripened ginko nuts smell FAR worse than durian (like sh*t in fact!)
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E (which E are you by the way? please include your last initial to assuage my curiosity!) - Yes, we LOVE durian and I really don't see what the big deal is about the smell. It's a bit strange for sure but then so is the taste and the texture. I really can't describe it, no comparison comes to mind... Sorry! It's currently nut season in Japan (there're fruit & nut trees all over Tokyo) and I must tell you that fully ripened ginko nuts smell FAR worse than durian (like sh*t in fact!)
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