... comes in bright colors, soft fur, quiet minutes with your favorite newspaper, a happy smile, bright cakes, your community evening massage, a 5 EUR-dinner at a comfortable restaurant. And motorbikes. Everywhere. Preferred method of transportation for families of five, the recent acquired 3-seater couch or close to due-pregnant woman. Don't worry, they will not run you over - especially not, if they actually can see where they are going ;-). There is no such thing as waiting for a free road, just blend into the flow, it will never stop anyway.
The Cao Dai Temple was an oasis of quiteness in bright pink. The mass could have been a 30-min escape of the busy world outside - if it wouldn't have been for "Klaus-Dieter" and "Ingehold" (all names changed; no similarites intended!) busy trying to trample down every inch of the temple in their white tennis socks (including throwing their camera down the gallery and ignoring the rule of covered arms & legs). Grrrr, tourists! Cao Daismus has some famous followers around the world (one of them was Shakespeare; so says the Lonely Planet) and is actively practised by about 3 Millions around the world. How tree grooming exercises fit into the charta remains a secret to us.
Buildings here in Vietnam come in toast-slices. Does anybody know why? We already learned it is all about style, feeling relaxed & comfortable and the proper view. But we still are not quite sure whether the "Beauty Salon" I visited for a Manicure & Pedicure (EUR 3,20 in total) actually performes these activities on a regular basis. Quote from the advertising: "touch your sense - Staffs are young, beautiful and professional". Aha ... ;-)
So far, so late - again. Hmm, these New Year's resolutions (like: getting enough sleep) start off really bad. Of course all Vietnam pictures (and yes, there are more) can be found in the new apactravel album on facebook. We are off to Mui Ne for the next 2 nights before cruising through the Mekong Delta into Phnom Penh.
Do something fun today!
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