Good Morning Ha Noi!

...ok actually it's after noon but I'm just starting my day. Kim arrived to the hotel yesterday late afternoon and then we all got ready and raided KFC near Hoan Kiem Lake for dinner.

MMMMMMM, MMMMM finger lickin gooood!!! There is NOTHING, !NOTHING! like processed food- YUMMY!! Of course it wasn't exactly the same but it was pretty darn close. For almost a week now we had all been obsessing about coming to KFC as soon as we arrived back to Ha Noi. It was everything we expected considering we are in Viet Nam and there are really no westernized food places that have REAL western food. There were no biscuits or mac n cheese or corn and the ketchup had an interesting taste. But the chicken was fabulous! It definitely wasn't chicken from Viet Nam which tends to be really tough and stretchy...nope! This chicken was nice and processed! We didn't have to fight it to eat it- it was smoooth, soft, and oh so yummy! I'm sure we'll all have the runs for the next day or so because of all that chemical and wannabe food we ate but it was sooooo worth it!!

Tonight we are going to Hoa Sua (milkflower) for dinner which, according to Scott, is a french cuisine restaurant run by people with disabilities. We have invited Anh and Huong for dinner to say our goodbyes. It should be more good times :o)

My plan for the rest of my stay in Viet Nam is to leave Ha Noi with the group on Monday morning and fly out to Da Nang. From there we will head over to Hoi An and spend a few days touring the city. I hope to do all of my shopping there. I will stay for 2 days and then fly back alone to Ha Noi while the group remains in Hoi An for another day or so. I'm coming back to Ha Noi to repack everything and prepare for my flight back to ahhh-meh-dee-kah. I figured I should come back early and have some much needed alone time to think about everything and mentally prepare to leave. I also need to take care of the flight details and organize my luggage so that I have what I need on me while I wait almost a whole day in Korea to fly back to California.

Viet Nam! Viet Nam! I'm going to forever remember Viet Nam! I can say that being here has been nothing but amazing- the people, the land, the sights, the food, and even the humidity. I do hope to return but something tells me this was a once-in-a-lifetime-experience...that I will of course forever treasure. !Viet Nam! Toi buon tai sao toi phai di hoa ky. Toi se nho Viet Nam luon luon, nho nguoi, nho dat, nho thuc an, nho ban nhieu cua toi- Toi Yeu Viet Nam, nhieu, nhieu nhieu, luon luon :o)

Until the next adventure- have a great night in ahh-meh-dee-kah while I start my day in VIET NAM, oi!