I'm not really seeing or feeling SPRING in the air. It is more like, "does it seem like it is hotter to you?" And jumping in the pool after work is becoming more of a necessity. Nonetheless, the school calendar revolves around more northern hemisphere vocabulary, and I am just back from Spring Break.
The itinerary -
- fly to Hue - former capital of Vietnam
- take a train to Da Nang - gorgeous coastal rail trip
- taxi to Hoi An - The entire old city is a UNESCO World Heritage site and no motorized traffic is allowed. There is not, however, a limit on tour buses who can park outside the designated motor free zone.
- taxi back to Da Nang in order to
- fly to Da Lat - The ever wonderful high tropics destination - eternal spring like climate which provides the loveliest flora and fauna of all, or at least to this woman raised in the high desert of Wyoming
- return to Saigon, or less conveniently known as Ho Chi Minh City
Side note: I am CERTAIN the Da Nang airport does not look ANYTHING like it did in the late 60s and early 70s.
Some photos:
The airport in Hue - still using trucks to transport exit stairs
I still love being met at the airport.
Did you ever wonder where incense sticks come from?
A new kind of scaffolding perhaps?
It's a motorcycle, no, it's a shop.
Occasionally, one sees evidence that the damage done during the American War is still here.
Hmmm ... too bad we don't drink coffee.
I will forever marvel that something like this can really work.
I take photos like this to share with my father, who retired from AT&T 28 years ago.
More photos later in the week - I have them all picked!
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