Merry Christmas from Vietnam!!!!

A few words from Da Nang and the Twilight Zone

So we welcomed Mira to Vietnam after a 23 hour flight from Exams and Canada... We are so happy to have Mira with us... :)

We have spent an enjoyable few days on China Beach (My Khe) and in Hanoi. The beach has been cleaned up since my last rant and we have enjoyed some absolutely beautiful hot weather. 

Kate on the beach before the nice weather and Mira's arrival... 

The beach after Mira's arrival... 

We had a blast playing in the surf (the girls even actually surfed one day) and enjoying the 29 degree weather... you can see by the glare how bright and humid the days were. For a mere 3 dollars you can rent a lounge chair with an umbrella for the day.. saved us from becoming bacon... even though some of us did get a burn... only a wee one.

together again...

Now.. nah nah nanh nah... you are now entering the Twilight Zone.  We decided one day to go to Ba Na hills made famous by the Golden Bridge (featured in a National Geographic). The day started uneventfully. We learned you had to take the world's longest cable car up to see the bridge... what we soon learned is that you also have to buy a pass for Sunworld... Vietnam's answer to Disney World.

 

The Golden Bridge -- hands of Peace holding the bridge (in this case above the fog)... 

The amusement park is built to resemble a French Town (irony not lost on us) and has a couple of rides.. kids lined up for an hour to race a go cart down the track - they had control of the brakes and got yelled at for going too fast (Kate was controlling the brakes - aka not using them... ) There was an underground cave like building full of free video games and a few rides.. all very bizarre I have to say... 

French gardens.. Disney characters.. kind of.. a French town with only Vietnamese food... where are those Crepes anyway? 






All in all a strange day had by all... 

Fandamily together in Hoi An

We stayed in the most delightful hotel. When they noticed Paul wasn't eating the Vietnamese breakfasts (Pho, rice and the like), they started bringing him Vietnamese pastries every morning. It was like a mystery what kind of savoury break product he was going to get --- made us all have a few laughs each day. 

Getting ready for Christmas Morning.. our 'tree'

I am feeling very grateful to have my family together, sharing lots of laughs and seeing the sights. I wish you all a very happy holiday and a Merry Christmas. Much love, sharon