I was recently bitten by the travel bug again and this time it sent me to central Vietnam for five days. I had an exciting time seeing many different places, enjoying nice food and comfy hotels. These old legs of mine did a lot of walking and luckily did not collapse! Unfortunately as everyone knows, one of the perils of travelling is an upset tummy. I was down with diarrhea for two days on my return. I can't identify the cause - perhaps the food on the plane, or the tea we drank when we went for a foot massage or was it the ice cream we had. Whatever it was, I don't have any regrets about going on the trip ... am looking forward to my next trip wherever TB (travel bug) wants to take me! And of course I shall be extra careful of what I eat!
P.S.
I forgot to mention a delightful act of Vietnamese courtesy at Da Nang airport. We were early at the checkin counter and the day had not begun yet. The MAS staff were already there (all Vietnamese I think) and when they were ready to begin work, they all lined up in front of their respective counter and bowed to us passengers, then went back to their positions. How sweet that was! I had been to Vietnam a few times before and this was the first time I had seen this done!
Our local guide told us that there is a saying in their country which goes something like this: You come to our country as a tourist but you leave our country as a friend." I don't know about my fellow travellers but I was indeed touched by these lovely words.
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