My highlight(s) for the day..
โThe bus trip. It was interesting to see the culture on what is acceptable and the countries peopleโs habits.
โ The cats on the rooftops on the building next to us this morning. Left Neko, right CU
โThe tunnels used for the war were shocking. The holes were twice widened for foreigners and weโre still small. Imaging how people not only walked down in the bunkers but lived there in order to survive sounds like hell.
โ The restaurant we ate at was enjoyable. I not only enjoyed the food, but the fact that it was six people at a table and we all shared dishes. The feeling was intimate, since there was forced human interaction, which is something that slot of people do not do anymore.
โThe amount of vegetation. There were so many trees and vegetation, even in the city, that it was refreshing. Instead of knocking down large plots of trees, they have small shops.
The not so muchโฆ
โThe amount of information that was given in one day. I was already not familiar with the Vietnamese war, so learning fragments of information made it difficult to understand. After I couldnโt understand it, I began to zone out and not enjoy the palace or the museum.
โThe sightseeing on the bus ride. The amount of poverty was saddening, as well as the treatment of animals on the farms.
โThe lack of care in the environment among the people. The tour director Mr.Duc explained that since most people drive, they have switched to ethanol gas. I watched so many locals sweep trash into a pile just to push it into the sewage system. The river has so much trash in it I wondered how any lifeforms could give in it.
โThe stares from the locals. It is understandable that people would be shocked to see such a multicultural group of people that are not normally seen in this country, but it is not okay to stare, point, and whisper. If you are going to do that you should be discreet.
