Hello Boys and Girls!!!
Blondie is a bad girl, who just can't stay consistent and regular with her blog...despite her utmost attempts, of course! But, since forgiveness is an integral part of friendship (and love, btw)...well, thank you for that!
We are currently is Sapa, a hill station in north-west Vietnam, which is also our last significant stop in Vietnam...Thank God!!!!
Well, to short and sweet - we did not like or enjoy Vietnam!!!
Over last 3 weeks, we have traveled south to north, all along the coast of South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin...Vietnam have thousands of miles of coastline and beaches, but they are just OK...not particular splendid, nor clean, and despite the temptation Blondie didn't get herself to immerse her pale, and then lobster-red burned body in the local waters...maybe that was, after seeing people in Nha Trang, swimming in the sea along with the rubbish...nappies, pieces and peels of fruits, papers, plastic bags etc...
The highlight of central Veitnam was Hoi An, lovely little town full of old French buildings, which weren't really renovated and being covered with some grass and plants growing on and out of the walls, and being also close to collapsing, those building are absolutely lovely and give Hoi An this special feel and atmosphere of long past past still hanging there in the air...air full of classical music! Hoi An Old District, the heart of the town, has a network of speakers that play the same classic pieces, all at the same time all around the area. The town is divided by a river, which makes a lovely walk along the banks, even though you need to put up with "boat Madame??? boat, cheap boat!!!" de javu from Varanasi...
And, best of the best -Hoi An is famous for tailor made clothes and shoes....
And, Blondie resisted bravely for good few days the temptation, but after all, being only a blonde, fragile female, she have to give in....got a lovely silk blouse - which will go very nicely with black trousers for work...(hahaha...if she ever will get any serious work!)and a summer dress, and cause she didn't have any matching shoes for the summer dress there was no option - she had to get a pair of sandals...;-)))))
So, Hoi An was a gem indeed!
Since it was just a modest shopping, we also had time for some serious stuff! We rented a moped and drove into a wild! Through the rice paddies - so green that you feel dizzy...through little villages full of kids shouting their hellos every few meters...through old Chinese cemeteries scattered around randomly, it seems..... Wonderful experience, though the traffic is a true jungle...when driving in Vietnam, you need to have eyes all around your head! They drive, walk and cycle at you from all directions, not really looking around...they just go ahead leaving paying attention to others...and they, when they all do that - you end up being the one paying attention to everyone and everything! but, nonetheless it is fun!
And, all women drive, and walk, all covered - toes to their heads! shoes, socks, long pants, long tops, elbow-length gloves, mouth masks, sunglasses and hats...they look absolutely unreal in a 35C deg heat! They don't want to go black with the suntan...this would indicate their lower class routes and denote social inferiority, that they are anxious to avoid. For the same reason you can not buy here facial cream, lotion, deodorant that is not whitening...
And, for the same reason (social status, not suntan :-)) man wear absolutely disgustingly long nails!!!!and it really doesn't make a difference whether they are dirty or clean...they are so long, that every time I see it, I want to puke!seriously! But this apparently signifies that that man doesn't do any manual labour, which is cool for them and makes his a "desirable cookie"....
I love experiencing and learning all those cultural differences...even though it makes me sick at times ;)))
Blondie is a bad girl, who just can't stay consistent and regular with her blog...despite her utmost attempts, of course! But, since forgiveness is an integral part of friendship (and love, btw)...well, thank you for that!
We are currently is Sapa, a hill station in north-west Vietnam, which is also our last significant stop in Vietnam...Thank God!!!!
Well, to short and sweet - we did not like or enjoy Vietnam!!!
Over last 3 weeks, we have traveled south to north, all along the coast of South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin...Vietnam have thousands of miles of coastline and beaches, but they are just OK...not particular splendid, nor clean, and despite the temptation Blondie didn't get herself to immerse her pale, and then lobster-red burned body in the local waters...maybe that was, after seeing people in Nha Trang, swimming in the sea along with the rubbish...nappies, pieces and peels of fruits, papers, plastic bags etc...
The highlight of central Veitnam was Hoi An, lovely little town full of old French buildings, which weren't really renovated and being covered with some grass and plants growing on and out of the walls, and being also close to collapsing, those building are absolutely lovely and give Hoi An this special feel and atmosphere of long past past still hanging there in the air...air full of classical music! Hoi An Old District, the heart of the town, has a network of speakers that play the same classic pieces, all at the same time all around the area. The town is divided by a river, which makes a lovely walk along the banks, even though you need to put up with "boat Madame??? boat, cheap boat!!!" de javu from Varanasi...
And, best of the best -Hoi An is famous for tailor made clothes and shoes....
And, Blondie resisted bravely for good few days the temptation, but after all, being only a blonde, fragile female, she have to give in....got a lovely silk blouse - which will go very nicely with black trousers for work...(hahaha...if she ever will get any serious work!)and a summer dress, and cause she didn't have any matching shoes for the summer dress there was no option - she had to get a pair of sandals...;-)))))
So, Hoi An was a gem indeed!
Since it was just a modest shopping, we also had time for some serious stuff! We rented a moped and drove into a wild! Through the rice paddies - so green that you feel dizzy...through little villages full of kids shouting their hellos every few meters...through old Chinese cemeteries scattered around randomly, it seems..... Wonderful experience, though the traffic is a true jungle...when driving in Vietnam, you need to have eyes all around your head! They drive, walk and cycle at you from all directions, not really looking around...they just go ahead leaving paying attention to others...and they, when they all do that - you end up being the one paying attention to everyone and everything! but, nonetheless it is fun!
And, all women drive, and walk, all covered - toes to their heads! shoes, socks, long pants, long tops, elbow-length gloves, mouth masks, sunglasses and hats...they look absolutely unreal in a 35C deg heat! They don't want to go black with the suntan...this would indicate their lower class routes and denote social inferiority, that they are anxious to avoid. For the same reason you can not buy here facial cream, lotion, deodorant that is not whitening...
And, for the same reason (social status, not suntan :-)) man wear absolutely disgustingly long nails!!!!and it really doesn't make a difference whether they are dirty or clean...they are so long, that every time I see it, I want to puke!seriously! But this apparently signifies that that man doesn't do any manual labour, which is cool for them and makes his a "desirable cookie"....
I love experiencing and learning all those cultural differences...even though it makes me sick at times ;)))
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