I don't know. I didn't want to laugh at you for being made to ride in a log, which is by the way the purest form of Riva you can travel in, but obviously not the coolest, but for showing your disgust at us illegal immegrants I shall. Actually, today I sat next to an actual asylum seekeres at the national insurance office thingy. The man asked her her birthday and when she replied 1st of January and four number I don't recall, he asked her if that was her real date of birth or if the home office gave her that date. I always suspected the home office is god. Here I suspect is our evidence. Now if they would just give me the question to the ultimate answer. But I suspect that will involve £400 and a very long wait. Ah, yet another clue of it's true status?!
Epic journaling for an epic adventure You're doing such a wonderful job of documenting this grand journey! I especially enjoyed the pics of the temple. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, and keep 'em coming!
Erin *~*~*
Pics and Titles Very interesting article but the pics seem to have been shuffled and matched to the wrong titles.... or are you now able to walk across water(!!) cos the "A long walk" is water in front of a very jagged island? Which was your bed?
Touchy Feely Loved the blog, really looking forward to the next one. Back in the 80s in South Korea, out visiting the countryside, if we didn't keep a very close watch villagers would try to put a hand down your diaper as they were unable to work out the gender of western children!
Fascinating as always, Anita! We had a "dining experience" when we visited an Amish family in Lancaster County, PA. They made the midday meal for us (the chicken was so fresh it nearly clucked) and were very gracious in answering our questions about how they do certain things without electricity. They run almost everything with gas! Its actually one of my greatest memories.
Fruit I can't see how it could be tamarind, I use the paste a lot in my curries and it smells fowl before I put it in, so I would not like to try it that way. Not sure if a tamarind is a fruit. (The curry normally comes out delicious). Send a picture to the natural history museum, they love those sorts of challenges.
I thought the oranges were limes! Living in Florida, I get to see citrus trees in people's yards, and groves when I'm driving on the interstate. They do start out green but you don't eat them green. You eat them orange. Do you think we should call them "greens" instead?
More Smelly Fruit Your word for the fruit gives the option of "tumeric" which is part of the ginger family but has to be boiled, dried in an oven then ground - used in curries, so it doesn't sound like that's the one. Or "tamarind" which has seed pods - often used in jams (we used to use it to polish copper in Malaysia!)??
Smelly Fruit The smelly fruit was probably a durian, which are a delicacy in the Far East. It is also known the King of Fruit, has yellow flesh and an absolutely foul smell; getting behind a durian lorry on a long journey was not good! They are large, have prickly skins and pink flesh. Not usually allowed to be taken on the aircraft or into many hotels!!
Boat driving lessons I'm very impressed that you tried to drive their large hats I mean boats. But you you need to get in order to do better next time is find one boat shape boat, one, or two large or very large engines, preferably some sort of sun pad, and one me to skipper it for you. You will impress the hell out of any Vietnamese with that combination!
Big Knife = ? If Big Knife's name = x
then
x = (Rectangular Blade) * (is seen in the hand of every cooker in the far east) + (2 + they use is very aggressively to part bones) - (15*delicately and fast to chop)
then
x = equals em a em a
a cleaver!
Cwirky as well as Cwocky :o) Jan and I are absolutely loving your blogs - they are bringing back fabulous memories of our own travels .... but with a lovely quirky slant as seen through your eyes. Wonderful!
Oh Anita, what adventures you're having! I'm so glad you're bringing us along with you. I was very touched by your description of the orphanage.
Can you tell us what Mr and Mrs G do to allow them such a wonderful trip? And how were the activities chosen? I would never think of a cooking class in Veitnam!
Nice! I'm glad you enjoyed your day off Anita! What a fabulous way to spend it. :~)
When your family gets to the US you will have to let me know if they decide to tour the Amish area's in Pennsylvania.
Ru
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I didn't want to laugh at you for being made to ride in a log, which is by the way the purest form of Riva you can travel in, but obviously not the coolest, but for showing your disgust at us illegal immegrants I shall. Actually, today I sat next to an actual asylum seekeres at the national insurance office thingy. The man asked her her birthday and when she replied 1st of January and four number I don't recall, he asked her if that was her real date of birth or if the home office gave her that date. I always suspected the home office is god. Here I suspect is our evidence. Now if they would just give me the question to the ultimate answer. But I suspect that will involve £400 and a very long wait. Ah, yet another clue of it's true status?!