Still in Hoi An and having an excellent time. It's a really cool city and I've managed to buy lots and lots of stuff with my birthday money. I'd been deliberating for a while as to whether or not I'll bother with a suit; since I don't need it while I'm away, I can't carry it while I'm away, and I have no idea when I am going to be home! However because so many people remembered my birthday and sent me money, I was able to spend it on buying the following:
# 1 suit jacket
# 1 suit trousers
# 2 formal shirts
# 2 casual shirts
# 1 pair of shoes
# 1 pair of sandals
# 1 smart jacket
# 3 tie/cufflink sets
All of it was custom and tailor made just for me!! It was great fun picking out materials, choosing designs and all that. I had no idea whether any of it would look any good at all, I didn't really know what I was doing. By a stroke of luck everything looks good (at least I think it looks good) and I have sent a HUGE package home containing all the above except for the casual shirts, sandals and jacket.
Also Hoi An is great for its food. Everything is really really cheap and fresh. This afternoon I rented a motorbike and drove down to the beach 4km's away. It took a while to get used to the bike and I never really did get the hang of the gears... but I'm not dead or injured so I must have done okay! So at the beach we had our lunch at a restaurant and sitting outside on such a great day, smashing up a crab with a nutcracker, a fork, and a pair of chopsticks made for an excellent afternoon! The drive back was a bit scarier because it suddenly got really busy on the roads, but I pushed on. It cost 50,000VND to rent a bike for a day (that's not even two pounds) and 55,000VND to have a seafood lunch (that's just about two pounds!) I love Vietnam. Night life is also pretty cool. Last night I drank beer listening to rock music and watching football... something that doesn't sound so strange but it isn't too often that happens out here. The music is much more... ... ...
So thanks for my birthday present! I have sent it home this afternoon by air so it should arrive in about three weeks (fingers crossed), don't forget to show it off. Tonight I head for Nha Trang, another beachy place, and another 12 hours on a bus!!
2 comments:
Hi Ian
Just a quick note on Phosphorescence to explain the stinging:
Some jellyfish glow in the dark (this is called phosphorescence). Some of the deadliest jellies include the box jelly (Genus Carybdea) and the tiny, two-cm-across Irukandji jelly ...
www.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/paint/fa/subjects/invertebrates/jellyfish/Jellyfish
Take care.
Alf.
Hey mate, I really can't wait now listening to what you've all been getting up to, and happy birthday by the way even if it is a bit belated, how much did all your tailor made stuff cost you by the way, got to work out what I can afford to get when I get there!!
Paul
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