It's our 15th wedding anniversary today--at least it is in this time zone.
It's really freaking humid. You notice when you walk one block and are suddenly dying of thirst despite guzzling water every chance you get.
Total travel time from kitchen door to the hotel was 32 1/2 hours. We arrived about 1:30 a.m. local time and slept about 4 hours before starting our first day.
Mostly we're working on getting situated--changing our money, trying to make a very small hotel room comfortable for an extended stay. We had luck finding a gym. Bought an alarm clock. Scoped out the community center where Ilene will be assisting with English classes. Figured out the breakfast routine at our hotel. I've had several cups of really great coffee.
I think I'll be having a lot of banh mi. It's a sandwich made on small loaves of French bread with various kinds of Vietnamese ingredients. Banh mi ca is made with fish. The kind I had for lunch was a fish resembling a sardine made in an iron dish in a red gravy a lot like barbecue with a few vegetables. You crack open the bread and stuff the fish and other ingredients in. That and a cup of fresh coffee cost about $2.20 at the cafe on the corner down from our hotel.
-Robert
