Monday, Oct 10: Saigon

07:00 Wake up

07:04 Shower. Put on all orange clothing.

07:05 Find Bengals game on ESPN Asian affiliate; Claire goes out to fetch Breakfast

07:16 Eat baguette with omelette and laughing cow cheese. 4000 VND ( $ .25. Thanks Claire.)

07:30 Kickoff. Who Dey.

08:15 Bengals down early. Too many penalties.

08:45 Chad Johnson tries to resuscitate ball in end zone, to no avail. Nice drive Carson.

10:40 Carson fumbles. Bengals lose. 4-1.

11:00 Nap Time for Jij. Claire conducts business.

16:00 Claire and Jij book travel from Saigon to Danang, onward to Hanoi, then Vientianne. Business. Nice work Claire for laying the groundwork earlier in the day.

17:30 Eat BBQ pork at food stall in market. Avoid being cheated, kind of.

18:30 Return to room and enjoy A/C and HBO. Letters are good.

20:20 Decide to go out on the town. Have only spent $14 at this point and figure we can afford to spend more.

20:30 Devour gigantic plate of Fish N' Chips. Use 3 gallons of Malt Vinegar.

21:45 Time to go home.

21:55 Smell Pizza and decide we're still hungry.

21:57 Order Bacon Cheese Burger, Fries, Large Pepperoni Pizza. We love Vietnamese Food!

23:00 That's what I call an "elegant sufficiency." Sleepily return to guesthouse. Good night.

23:15 Find Bengals game replay. Maybe they'll win this time?