This lovely lady made our kimonos cherrily. They were perfect. I’m pictured next to her wearing the first one. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m 5’2″. When shopping for some needed clothing, I had to buy XXXL.… Read the rest
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Pattern
This lady works as a cleaning person in a medical center and made our pants from a pattern. I had brought some patterns with me. She was willing to try working with a pattern, although she had never seen one before.… Read the rest
Well-balanced meals
As the Introduction to Vietnam and Hue says, of the countless Vietnamese dishes, there are about 1300 dishes specific to Hue. Of these about 700 are popular among the Hue people. There are three ingredients almost always used in cooking: fish sauce, salt, and shrimp paste.… Read the rest
Century Riverside
Breakfast at the Century Riverside. Don’t forget your breakfast card.… Read the rest
Bode Restaurant
The Bode Restaurant is across from the LRC on Le Loi street. Quietly popular, it has been expanding steadily to the left and the right in this picture. Monks ate at the Bode almost every lunch, and next door a temple is being built.… Read the rest
Tinh Tam Restaurant
The Tinh Tam Restaurant has beef, chicken, ears, and small intestines on the menu, but fear not, vegetarians, all is tofu.… Read the rest