Post from Michelle:
For Thanksgiving we spent 14 hours on a bus. It's rainy season in central Vietnam and it has rained almost constantly since we have been here. As thick gray skies hung overhead, water cascaded down the bus windows and large puddles formed in the road's potholes. In some places on the road where flooding had recently occurred, mud banked the road several feet high. The only reason traffic could pass was a bulldozer had previously plowed the mud to make a path. It was a long, bumpy, and claustrophobic ride and I was glad to finally reach Hoi An.
After a long search for a hotel with available rooms, we went to look for food. It was Thanksgiving after all, even if there was only one hour left to the day. We found a great Chinese restaurant open on an otherwise dark and closed down street. It was a beacon of light and color and we went straight to it with pangs of hunger. While friends and family at home were feasting on turkey and stuffing, we were feasting on a much less traditional meal. Dish after dish of great food was set on our table û crispy spring rolls, won ton soup, fried vegetables, Chinese dumplings, and custard flan for dessert.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
After a long search for a hotel with available rooms, we went to look for food. It was Thanksgiving after all, even if there was only one hour left to the day. We found a great Chinese restaurant open on an otherwise dark and closed down street. It was a beacon of light and color and we went straight to it with pangs of hunger. While friends and family at home were feasting on turkey and stuffing, we were feasting on a much less traditional meal. Dish after dish of great food was set on our table û crispy spring rolls, won ton soup, fried vegetables, Chinese dumplings, and custard flan for dessert.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!