We are in Hanoi and although it is Christmas eve, it feels strangely like autumn. There is a chill in the air that is refreshing and a few trees are changing color. The city is loud, chaotic but also beautiful and modern. We have enjoyed the switch from the beach and the cold weather.
We spent our day walking around the city, shopping and site seeing.
A few highlights include viewing the gigantic stuffed 6 foot tortoise that emerged from a small lake in the middle of the city in 1968. This tortoise is connected with the legend of the lake and the return of a famous sword, a few hundred years ago. Other large tortoises have been sighted in recent years with the last being in 2002. Andrew and I used our best scanning and telekinethic skills to make the tortoise surface the lake for our christmas wish, but we, alas, were unsuccessful.
To cheer up our dampened hopes, we decided to do a little christmas shopping and purchased the complete DVD set of Twin Peaks (highly recommended by Kanyun for years and difficult to find) and all 18 seasons of the Simpsons on DVD for $30. We will now be in television show heaven upon our return to Yangon.
TV shows on DVD has to be one of the best ideas of recent years. While I tend to overdose on episodes by watching 6 in a row, its great to be able to see what happens next in a show, immediately next! I highly recommend the first season of Heroes. Hiro is my Hero!
Tomorrow we hit the War Museum and perhaps the Museum of Ethnology! Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!
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