31st March 2010
Back from our Mekong Delta trip and we needed to do a raft of jobs before moving on tomorrow to the mountain town of Dalat.
We started with another visit to the Post Office to send home our new clothes and the picture we bought in Malacca.
That sorted - they even managed to find a box to fit! - we headed off to the Tax Centre which is a cross between a shopping centre and a market. On the way we passed the grand old colonial Opera House building.
Ed was looking for a new pair of flip flops but couldn’t find anything. We then went onto Ben Thanh markets where he had another look, but unfortunately for him size 46 show are a rarity here. The highest most do is 41 - 43, way too small.
We returned to the backpacker district to visit Karen’s tour operator Tam and pay for the Halong Bay trip we booked with him last night. We also managed to pick up our Cambodia and Laos Lonely Planets for about £3 each. Bargain!
Then it was back for a lovely evening with Karen where she cooked a delicious vegetable stir fry for us. This was followed by treacle pudding and ice cream. We had forgotten to buy ice cream, so Karen phoned and ordered. Within half an hour a man appeared at the door with an insulated bag containing an ice pack and tubs of chocolate and carmel ice cream. Now that’s what I call service!