Watch Repair

We really were as hot as Fred looks. His pedometer battery died on our walk through downtown Ho Chi Minh City....we had it changed and then we had a much needed cool down!

Stuck Like Glue

I am surprised by the length of time it takes to get back into the swing of things, such as crossing the street. I was hesitant until I reverted to the not-so-secret of road crossing 101. Stick like glue to the nearest old person you can find and when they cross don't let them get farther away than arm's length. It works every time!

Except, we may have gotten a little careless today...a young lady grabbed Fred's hand and held him backing until a motorbike had passed and she then proceeded to lead us both across a busy intersection. Maybe we are now the "old person" I just described!

We spent the morning at the Apple Store trying to find a way to get our E Mails.  The tech worked about 3/4 of an hour, succeeded and charged us nothing. He bowed and thanked us for coming in. Love these people.

After showering to cool down, we walked to the Rex Hotel to check out the "Five  O'clock Follies".  The upstairs, open air bar was the unofficial headquarters of the American Generals.  It was here that they held their daily news conference with the many American reporters who were following the Vietnam War. The hotel complex has been redone, but the builders did their best to keep this piece of history in tact. 

We found a neat little noodle restaurant near our hotel and ended up having a filling meal of noodles and tempura shrimp, all for under twelve dollars.

We were pretty worn out so we hit the bed by seven o'clock. This really is the first indication of jet lag so we are happy with that.

I can't figure out how to delete the last picture....seems to be a strange one, but it is meant to show a little of the Rex.

Slow Start

We usually fly out of Calgary when travelling to Asia, but this time we wanted to save driving time so we flew Sasktoon to Calgary. It also gave us a chance to spend time with Fred's mom.

I'm not sure how much time we really saved as we got stuck in a delay in Saskatoon airport due to an incident aboard a flight from Halifax to Edmonton....the plane had to land in Saskatoon which threw all schedules off.

However, we did arrive safely and spent the night at the Delta right at the airport. I really enjoyed this as it saved so much time in the morning...this is very important when travelling with someone who hates to get up early.

We got away at our 6:00 am scheduled time and are now spending three hours waiting in San Francisco for our connecting flight to Tokyo. I keep thinking that this is going to be a very long day. I will post again in Saigon to let you know if the day was as long as I feared.