Silk Village

On Sudnay, Aug. 25, I went to the Silk Village, now part of Ha Noi. I went with another volunteer, Marilyn, and two Vietnamese students who volunteered to show us around. We took a taxi to the village, then just walked around. We stopped to see the silk being woven a mechanized looms. The sound was horrendous. Everyone must be deaf. Then we walked down the street, stopping in shops to look at merchandise made form silk, or silk material. The silk is very beautiful. I ended up getting myself a gorgeous pashmina in a red pattern (a suggestion of FAith's). I also picked up a silk sleeping bag for those trips I am planning to take.