When in Rome...

Today we had an authentic Vietnamese experience. We went to our friend Hahn's cousin Hong's house for lunch. Gary was picked up by a motorcycle and Sue rode a taxi with Hong. Hong lives with her husband, son, her grandmother and her mother. There is also a maid and a cat. The food was delicious. Hanh told her about everything Sue doesn't eat, no beef or pork! It was all shrimp.

They are building a new house that will be ready in a couple of weeks. The houses are very narrow and tall. The house has a spiral staircase in the center. On each floor there are rooms on either side of the stairs. There are balconies on both the front and back of each floor. They are planning to plant trees, flowers and grass on the back patio with the stone walls.





Sue said she would never go on a Motor Scooter... Oh well! They are everywhere here and there are no traffic rules, at least not followed. You have to just cross the street with motor bikes and cars coming right at you!