The week of Dec. 12 to 19, I spent in Hanoi. I took the train up with Marilyn, she picked up the train an hour before me in Thanh Hoa, and we arranged to be seated beside each other.
We picked up a reliable cab, but got someone not familiar with our hotel's location. That happens alot here, but we arrived safely and treated ourselves to beer and western sandwiches!!
Saturday started late but got going quickly. We decided to go to the local salon, get on nails and hair done.
A great way to spend a few hours, then it was off to pick up some clothing Marilyn had made for her on an earlier trip.
By then my eye was bothering me again and it was time to see a doctor. For those of you not in this loop, this was my third eye infection in 8 weeks.
This time I got the specialist and you know how they are. Before I knew it, he had stuff an needle around me eye, clamped it open, and was slicing away. Have you ever tried to "not" see when your eyes are wide open??
Needless to say it bruised and I have included an early picture. A friend from Vietnam got me a hard boiled egg, peeled it, and had me rub it over the bruising. His mother told him it would bring out the bruise. I'm not sure it worked, but the heat sure felt good.
We had 2 days of meeting with Uniterra volunteers and staff. It was good to meet everyone, some old friends, some for the first time.
Most of us stayed in the same hotel and went out together for meals and stuff.
On Tuesday, Micheal and his wife, Wusc director here, invited us over for Christmas dinner and songs. It was great.
Some of us went to the Army Museum. What you see are captured American planes from the
Vietnam War. Very simple but effective display. The black and white postcards from that era are extremely powerful.
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