Thursday, May 10, 2007

Breakfast on Hoen Kiem Lake

Kindergarten field trip to Hoen Kiem Lake? Lots of "hellos" to us from these kiddos.
Vietnam's equivalent to "Parks and Rec employees". They were removing the marigolds but we didn't see what they were going to replace them with.

At 7:00am the humidity is rising, maybe because half of Hanoi is on the lake doing their exercises. This was a group "dancing with rackets". I'm sure there is a more technical name but since my brain is cooking again it's the best I can do. The Vietnamese make a superb cappuccino and I've had one every morning. Chris is still experimenting and today got what tasted like Folger's instant coffee...well, what I imagine it would taste like as I've never actually tasted it before.
Everybody wants to see the baby and share their suggestions on how we can care for her better. We know most mean well but we are always in a state of confustion as the suggestions can differ so much from one woman to the next. Hadley has a little cold and she does much better in the "fresh air".
This one is for Nancy and Lexi. The woman sitting behind us told us to put a hat on her head because even though to us it feels warm, to a baby it is chilly. The women in the picture of Hadley in the stroller told us that she is too hot and told us to cool her off.
I'm just hot, not unhappy.
The bridge over Hoen Kiem Lake that leads to the Ngoc Temple. Haven't crossed that bridge yet but will one of these days.






We booked a sailing trip in Ha Long Bay for this weekend. We have our first embassy appointment later today and we'll post that experience before we leave.


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