Day 2
Today we went to visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and it was incredible. I can't believe it was even possible for a dead person to look the same for over 30 years. When I saw him lying there, i was amazed and thought it was a little creepy too.
After that, we went to see his home from the outside. When Ho Chi Minh came to power, the government gave him a big mansion to live in. But he didn't like to live all alone in that big house, so he moved to the garage and even that was too big for him, so he built a really small house on stilts to live in. It didn't have any electricity, running water or air conditioning! We couldn't believe that he turned down a mansion to live in a tiny 2 room house. After that we went to relax and drink some water because we were really thirsty. It was cool because we also met a Vietnamese lady who's name was Hong. She spoke English and wanted to get to know us. She was an English teacher and she was really nice. She asked us if we could sing a Celion Dion song but none of us could sing =D
I learned to count to 6 and say kiss and hug. By the end of the day, I also knew how to say baby turtle- umbe rua because we visited the embalmed turtle and the turtle pond. We saw 2 umbe ruas- that meant we were very lucky!
Over all, today was a great day and we can't wait for tomorrow when we go swimming!!!
Kiara
Comments
Hi Everyone, It's Mr. Kurz in the Bronx!! It sound like your adventure is already fun, adventurous, and educational. Can't wait to learn more!
Posted by: Mitch Kurz | July 10, 2009 5:34 PM