We have made friends with the hospital security guard and his girlfriend who works there! They are very sweet.
We had a lovely lunch, with bbq beef and a pork egg 'pancake' at Quan an Ngon on Phan Boi Chau street.

Press Club

We found a Full English- Hugo is very pleased. The Press Club is our new favourite place!

So today is March 21st, 2013. We have been here for 10 weeks and 2 days. I can't quite believe it. Pandora has gone home (as most of you know) and we are trying to get back into routine (not easy, we really miss her) but we have a lot to do. I've been fighting the flu (of all sorts) and am finally starting to feel a bit better today, albeit a bit weak. The temperature outside is really heating up, its about 28 today, and very humid. We can't hardly be in our flat without the a/c on now :) We both have the right amount of work now, and are enjoying things like going to the pool on hot days where we have a few hours together. English club is going well, there were 20 again last week! We have been discovering places we really enjoy being here, both very local and also some with a slight taste of home. We went to the Metropole with Pandora for Afternoon Tea- it was like what I imagine going to the Ritz or the Savoy would be like, except much cheaper. It was a beautiful spread, and such a lovely environment. I love being able to dip into that world and then also eat dinner sitting on a tiny plastic chair on the streets. I do love Vietnamese food, but I won't lie that it is really nice to know that we can get a not-too-extortionate taste of home as well when we need it. I do feel spoiled.

Afternoon High Tea at the Hanoi Metropole

Danger Candle Holders!

Mad story about an aromatherapy oil candle holder and a thought to be blown out flame that mustve caught again while we slept-
It was on top of the fridge, and we had gone to bed. The candle was blown out- but there mistve been a tiny spark left that caught again and was burning really slowly. All the water mustve been burned off and then the oil burst into flames. Pandora yelled, and hugo got up and threw a wet rag on it. But not before it had burnt through the plastic of the fridge all the way into the freezer! The smoke filled the flat, it was terrible and toxic, but we got through. It looked like a meteor hit it!

Update Pictures

1. Halong bay
2. Flowers in bloom
3./4 opera house
5. Hugo and i
6. Hoa and hung cooking for us
7/8/9 Essence kids
10. Pandoras house of cards

Pictures

1/2 Hoa lo prison
3/4 english club
5 pandora and i cycling!
6/7/8 snake village cycle ride- pagoda/snake wine/pandora with snake
9 roses from students for womens day
10 silk birds gift from students
11 swimming pool!
12 students laughing today :)

1. Temple of literature
2. Britney spears deco in taxi
3. Uk newspapers and pandora!!!
4/5 displays at the Hoa lo prison
6. English club singing!
7. Essence cafe beautiful meal
8/9 english club