Muslim attire in Chao Duc

Muslim attire in Chao Duc
I just wish I kept my beard for this trip

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Are we having dog for dinner?

Yep.... thats what they do here. I have never been happier to not be invited to dinner. Fortunately they realize I have a moral dilema eating dog. But apparently it goes really well with beer. It has been described as very tasty. I will try the turtle next week. Its supposed to be better than beef. I did try snake wine which is fermented from rice and 10 other ingredients including snake. It was described to me as it is supposed to be very good for the man but the final outcome is good for the woman. It seems like this goes for a lot things around here.

I wish I could eat the rooster that crows out my window every morning. It starts at 4 am and goes until about 11 am. It crows to compete with the other 4 in the neighborhood and they are constanlty cock a doodle dooing at each other to show off who has a bigger... well you get the point. They definitely don't need any snake wine. I wish I had a sling shot and have this one out my window for a nice dinner.

So I was directed to the Mekong Garden which apparently is a crocadile farm. I didn't realize what they were raised for until I saw the handbags, shoes, and wallets for sale. Unfortunately they were very expensive...$100 and up...otherwise I would have bought some. I did luck out enough to show up during feeding time. Check out the video....it really is something else.

I also started to play volley ball with the students over here for some exercise and they are no joke. It isn't a sport, its a religion over here. Check out the video of how they set up the ball, spike it and the saves they make. They are unbelievable. I am like the fat boy that gets picked last for the teams. Nobody wante the clumsy American.

2 comments:

  1. Justin,
    Wow! What an experience you're having. I loved Vietnam when I went about 8 years ago, but I'll admit, the skinned dogs in the marketplace really freaked me out! Make sure you go to Halong Bay. It's gorgeous.
    Ms. McMane (Sarah, if you're ready to make the switch!)

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  2. Thanks Sarah,

    I was in Halong the other day. I will have to put some pictures up of that once I organize them. Check out the skinned blue chickens I found in Sapa. Did you go there at all? Its really great!

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