update
So the motorbike burn is doing a bit better after getting really big and blistered on Saturday. Ew! I went to the pharmacist in Ha Noi and bought some antibiotic cream, antibacterial cream and gauze bandages, then played doctor and lanced the blister before bandaging it up. Two days later, it's still quite painful, but seems to be healing well.
How did you burn the outside of your leg? you ask. Well, I bumped it while walking in the market. The lady was pushing the bike when it tapped my leg, not sure if she was trying to park it or just move it, but somehow it made contact with my flesh. I hobbled away fighting back tears. Man, that hurt. Left a nice sizzle mark to remind me just how un-fun it was.
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We are now camera-less and it's just one more thing to add to my pile of things-to-ponder-instead-of-sleeping. Somehow it got a bunch of sand in it and isn't working. We can still see the photos and I could download them, if the camera hadn't died before we got our computer adaptor back. We spent much of our weekend in Ha Noi trying to figure out where or how to get the camera fixed, but the language barrier was insurmountable and I ended up handing it over to Keith who'll try, with the help of his Vietnamese fiance, to get it figured out. Keep your fingers crossed that we can get it back in a week or so. I can't be without a camera for long.
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As Stuart says, we went to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Sunday morning. We got there at about 7:15, then did a whole lot of waiting. We also got some shopping done for the relatives. It's hard to know what to get, but we managed to do some bartering and got a few things that we'll be shipping home soon. Audrey bought some sunglasses, too, since hers broke a while ago. We tried to find a pair for Stuart, but we couldn't find anything for less than $10US (yes, they quote prices in US dollars) and I'm just too cheap these days, so he's stuck with his old ones.
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I realized I have a strange attitude toward food now. The things that used to make me drool (figuratively) no longer hold much interest. Candy? Chai tea? Cake? Soda? I've given them all up and I couldn't care less if I ever have them again. It's a strange feeling for someone who's long had a sweet tooth. I'm thinking this a good change.
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Audrey has been asked by a girls' magazine to write an article about her experiences in Viet Nam, so we'll let you know if/when it gets published.
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4 Comments:
Sorry about the burn, I "sort" of guessed it anyway. Can you get medications there like Mexico, without a prescreption? I would have thought that by now the language barrier should be down? Maybe a cram course in Vietnamese at the school you teach at ? :) :) :) ( in your "spare time" of course)
Hope the camera gets well, it is great to "see " your adventures and pictures of you three.
unc d&j
By the way we went for motorcycle ride yestyerday ( my last before knee replacement in 2 days) and Jackie sort of got burned on the exhaust . Her helmet was resting on the muffler when we went to lunch and got sort of melted.:) :) :) I know not really a burn but we did get grin out of it, and it does not really count .
unc d&j
By the way I will be off the computer for a few weeks, I do not have a lap top to take to bed with tme :( :( :(. I will catch up with your adventures then.
unc d&j
Boo for broken cameras! But hooray for losing your sweet tooth! Hope your leg gets better soon. That stinks.
--Lydia
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