After a few days of travelling it feels good to be in one place. But it is so humid! The air hits you like a sack of bricks when you leave the air conditioning and it takes my breath away! We had a really nice lunch with Ms. Pham’s dad and friend. I am really enjoying all of the food I have eaten so far. Here and back in Springfield.
After lunch we went and got massages. That was an experience! I had never gotten a massage before and had definitely not had someone walk on my back. It felt really good to have my muscles loosened up after all of the air time though.
For dinner, we went to a restaurant that has several vendors all in one place. I had chicken pho. It is really interesting to me that they leave the skin on the chicken. Mostly because we do not usually do that with our chicken soups.
After, we went to Ben Thanh Market to look around. The market is very similar to the vendors in Italy, so I wasn’t to shocked or uncomfortable.
My first day was great. I can’t wait to see what else Vietnam has to offer!