Sunday, October 5, 2008

We made it



After 24 hours of traveling we arrived to the Old Quarter of Hanoi in Northern Vietnam. We were led to the overflow house for a certain guest house. Our room was the size of a double mattress, and our bed was certainly smaller than two sets of shoulders. Lauren woke me in the middle of the night asking if she should turn around and put her head by my feet. "Why, are you cramped?" i ask. She explained to me that the left half side of her body was angled up the tile wall. "It's just for a night," I offer.

Walking up and down the streets of Hanoi today has given Lauren and I the realization that we have embarked on a fairly adventurous and humbling trip. We stumble around the streets, surrounded by toads and king cobras, colorful vegetables and raw meat sitting on the sidewalks, and roughly five hundred million billion motorbikes that are constantly honking and veering centimeters from our bodies. We should be able to provide some good stories in the future. Hope you all are well

J & L

4 comments:

Kathy said...

This is so exciting! Have a WONDERFUL time...stay safe...keep the Pepto Bismol close by. I can't wait for further installments!
Hugs~

Megan said...

LL- Cool Jay --

Terries Berries was off the hook. Of course, we were the embarrassing "cit y folk" unable to locate all the herbs we were entitled to. A young gal who was there with her parents had to show us the ropes. We're thinking of going back Saturday for more, unless someone else has laid claim to the goods.

We want pictures of the toads.

Megan (and Jordan)

scottw said...

Jay & Lauren - write to us!

mary pat said...

I've really enjoyed reading about your trip and looking at your beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing! mary pat