Hi there,
I finally got internet access so I want to update you with some lovely photos of Vietnam. I left the U.S. at 10:30 Sunday morning and arrived in Saigon at 2:30AM Tuesday morning. I spent most of the 11.5 hour flight from San Fran to Tokyo listening to music, watching movies and sleeping. The music and movie selection was very impressive (and free). Surprisngly the 29 hours commute passed by very quickly. The worst part was running from one terminal to another, almost missing my flights couple times because the plane landed a little later than expected. The best part is that I was very, very well fed (with 5 meals during the interval).
After arriving in Saigon, my Mom, Aunt and I took an overnight bus ride for DaLat. DaLat is where I used to live before I immigrate to the U.S. in 1994. After arriving at 12:30, we went to the market to buy fabrics to make pants for Henry and me. Vietnam is known for custom-made clothing at affordable prices.
In the evening, I got to help my Aunt and Uncle with harvesting flowers to sell for the upcoming Buddhist holiday. Most of my relatives are flower growers. It is amazing how much flowers they have in each greenhouse and how much effort they put into planning, raising and harvesting these flowers.
The Three Generations are finally together at the same spot: Mom, Me and my 87 year-old Grandma
Today, we went around DaLat to 2 different flower gardens, the Valley of Love, a waterfall and a Buddhist monastery. I'm so tired now. I feel like my legs will fall off soon. I'm off to bed. I will update more later!
