Rain and electricity

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Vietnam has been burning up this last week, it's hovering around 90-95 degrees F. I'm just glad I'm not in Hanoi, where it reached 118 the other day. Damn, what is this place, the Sahara? The humididty is my worst enemy; it makes you feel sweaty and sticky the whole day, no matter how many showers you take a day. Good news came today, it rained. Really long and hard too, dropping the temperature by a good 10-15 degrees.

The rain makes this city even more hectic than it already is. Everybody on a moped gets off the street to find cover or to put on a rain coat. I got caught in the rain on the way home from eating a late breakfast. We ate bittet (beefsteak) on the street. It was delicious but it was pretty damn greasy.

I love rain and people watching while it's raining is uber-fun. Check out some of these photos. Can't find this back home, that's for sure. I also took some pics of the electrical lines near my house. I tell ya, the electrical/telephone/dsl wiring, like the city itself, is a goddamn mess. But somehow they both operate fairly efficiently. The balcony of my house is about a good 4 feet from the powerlines, everytime I stand there I think back to the forensics pathology lectures and about how high voltage electricity doesn't need direct contact to shock you........ then I close the doors and back away.

Steve, sorry for the blurry photos. I always forget to bring my camera with me, so I've been using my phone to take the pictures. I'll try to take better pics though.

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Photos

Bit tet (beefsteak) with egg and sausage
Loaded with grease, but it was delicious. You eat it with baguettes. They serve it to you on a sizzling plate. I'm gonna miss this........

On the way home
Taken from a moped, trying to get home before the rain hits. We failed.