Wednesday night we took C&H to Vietnam House, a nice restaurant in the middle of Saigon, then off to Si Hoang for the fashion show (where we took Russell a month or so ago). They did the sights on Thursday, but on Friday, the four of them got together and travelled by car to Cu Chi tunnels.
They saw many of the stark realities of how the Vietnamese drove the invaders home, but they managed to have fun too. Helen certainly enjoyed the semi-automatic! And Paul and Clive tasted the delights of cobra-soaked alcohol. Yuk!
Later that afternoon, we happened to have our usual monthly staff party, which the travellers decided to come along to. It was great to have the boss there to say hello to the group, and to also join us in saying see you later to young Hoang. Actually it was an unusual send off. Not to be out-done by our speeches, she decided to sing a song, totally out there and by herself! A damn fine rendition of 'My Hero' made it quite a unique farwell - thankfully, none of us joined in!
But the work party was just a warm up for Saturday. We took part in the Aussie Big Day Out, which was organised by the Australian Chamber of Commerce here in HCMC. We were sponsors, so we had a hut full of corporatey stuff and lots of happy people. It was a great day with a few thousand people and lots of music, food and drink. Hilly was the queen of the dance floor, I got a face painting and Clive ended up sitting in a dry creek bed (with everyone else!!)
Paul's gone home, Clive and Helen will pass through on Sunday (hopefully to join us for a big birthday breakfast!) and we are primed for the next round!
4 comments:
Love the picture of Hill down a hole!
And that's just where she belongs, the sneaky little thing!
Is the red wine in Vietnam good plonk or is it that the alternative is Heinekken?
the aforementioned photo of mum is my new background! That's GOOOLD
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