I have decided I like Vietnamese food a tad but more than Thai food...I just ate dinner and was thinking back about all the different foods I've tried. I had street food twice today and decided to go for more of a western meal for dinner. Chicken burger, two eggs, and toast with water.
We spent the past 4 days in a city called Hoi An (picture). It's located central Vietnam and has been my favorite city so far. It's population is around 120,000 and the city is clean and well kept. It had a hipster vibe to it but without the hipsters. We took another overnight bus (11 hours) to Hoi An from Nha Trang. In the Lonley planet book I brought, it says Hoi An is the number one place to visit in Vietnam. The weather was around 80 degrees with little rain. Yesterday we rented motorbikes and rode around 15 miles to marble mountains (picture). It had gigantic caves inside the mountains as well (picture). There might be a special picture in this post...
When I was in Hoi An the past few days I asked around for a food stand selling egg sandwiches. Both times I asked, I was pointed toward the same old lady. She made the best egg sandwich I've had so far in Vietnam (picture). Someone told me she had been on the same corner making them for the past 25 years. She was around 70 years old and took so much time into making them. I would order 3 eggs in a baguette for $1. I went to her 7 or 8 times while I was there.
This morning we took a 4 hour bus to a city along the coast called Hue. It's more of a pit stop for our long ride to Hanoi tomorrow. I think it's around a 16 hour bus ride. We only have until the 11th until our visa runs out so we'll be kind of hustling these next few days.
On a side note I just finished a book called "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell. Excellent read. It's about thinking without thinking...when instincts take over and people have to make snap judgements in moments of crisis or extreme stress or pressure. I just bought "Catcher in the Rye" to read next...I'm excited for it.
P.s. the last couple days I've been craving some random foods from back home. Pudding (pudding pack or pre made haha), Mom's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and protein shakes haha. P.s.s. I'm bummed I'll be missing Thanksgiving and my Dad's birthday but hopefully I'll be back in time for Christmas...my favorite time if the year! Until next time...love
I used to spank that butt! lol
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