Thursday, April 15
Some slept long. It took some hours before we went to bed. The train ran at. 23:00. I went for a walk up through the train. It's always nice to see who is involved. I got to talking with many before I reached the restaurant wagon. I call it a katine. We arrived in Da Nang at. 15:30. I was curious who had come to receive us. It was a new girl from Hai Yen and her name is Bo and has been a girl of 39 years. She was accompanied by a young man from the reception. On the way to Hoi An we should have visited the Marble Mountain, but we did not until later on the way to Hue. The marble comes from farther away. Now we need to Hoi An and stay at the Hai Yen. All have rooms and guests from Hanoi has arrived, so now the group has become the 11th When we came to our hotel Hai yen struck seven Vietnamese from Hanoi to us: Khoa, Man, My Chau, Hoa, Hoas mother Oanh and Oanhs father. We eat at a new restaurant, which is made in Thaos old silver shop. It was again successful meal. There was no mood for nightlife, as all were tired.
Yearly morning to the beach in Hoi An
Man and My Chau
Friday, April 16
There are now booked car to us at. 8.30. We drove to the Village of Hope. One disability-school with many hearing impaired. We drove to Danang. This is where Chau, Phuc, Thao and Tu attend school, all sponsored by the Danish. Chau is now 16 years. I have paid her special education since she was 5 years. We start with an introduction to the staff room where we asked questions to the school director. The school has two sections, one for normal children without disabilities and one for the hearing impaired. The children who have disabilities are driven to school outside the area. The children who are hearing impaired are taught at school. Among the four Danish children are two who are hearing impaired as Chau and Phuc. The other two Thao Tu and goes in a different school. You see us at first. 11:00 when they come home for lunch. We saw deaf education and visited their dormitories and reading rooms and talked to the pupils who had not teaching. Kl. 11.00 were all invited to lunch with the students, boys with boys and girls with girls. We were the same as they got.
Teacher in Room of Hope Village
Lunch at Village of Hope
Pupil at Village of Hope
Phuc teach
Chau and another student
After lunch, which was quite an experience, we had a final meeting in the staff room. Now it went against Hoian again. We saw a thing that I've never seen before. Children as udddannede themselves as artists. There was a presentation of drawings. They were really talented. Kl. 13:00 we drove to the beach, some on motorcycles and others by bicycle. It was great waves, so we could not go very far out. Late afternoon we drove back. More was willing to buy clothes. We ate dinner at Luu, where did we got a nice dinner. Although we ended before at. 22:00 in the evening, all tired, because so much is happening.
Luu, Hung and Huy
Saturday, April 17
We must at weddings, about 80 km from Hoian. We drove from our hotel KL. 9.15. We were 13, seven Danish and six Vietnamese. We arrived around. at. 11:00. They had been waiting for us. We have been running at. 8.00. We were received as guests of honor and we saw the whole seremonien from close quarters. The ceremony took place in Phuc home. There were approx. 200 guests. We were entertained with many dishes food. The bridegroom was a nice dark suit with tie. Phuc was more festive over. She had a nice Au Dai in red. She had just congestion out. Her husband Jan is French, so Phuc gave speeches in French. She talked a lot. One of her brothers translated to vietnamersisk. After approx. 40 minutes were guests, where we listened to the bench. Subsequently, food served, very good food and there was beer, which was donated up all the time. then we went to dinner Phuc went in to dress. This time she had a nice elegant white wedding dress on. Phuc and Jan walked around and drank with our customers. After approx. One hour had Phuc again changed clothes for an elegant evening dress. Phuc loves to dance, so it was me who had to hold on. A festive day, a completely different wedding than we are accustomed to. We went from the wedding at. 14.30 Kl. 19:00 we went for a city tour before we had to eat. It was the port promenade we ate at Thanh Phoung a floor with a view. On the way home was light out into the city, which was without lights for about 1 hour.
Luu, Oanh, Gerda Oanhs father, and Jette Steen
Phuc and Chau
To, Steen and Benno
Thao also Danish sponsored
Arrive at Wedding Phuc
Phuc and groom and grooms mother
Guests at wedding
Sunday, April 18
We will visit an island outside the Cau Dai beach, about 15 km out on the water Cham Island. They came from the boat and picked us up by car. It did not take so long to move to Champ Island. After a small tour in the city we went aboard the boat again and so we sailed to a Robinson Kruso beach with wild babaner and kokusnĝdder. There were hammocks for everyone. There were toilets where you could dress in swimsuits. It was relaxation and there was made a nice lunch which is included in the tour price 20 U.S. $. This time we leave early, at. 7.15 and we will withdraw. All 11 would like to. It is a day trip when we first left at. 16:00. Things evolve and now there are sun loungers for everyone. Lunch was fine. We had six Vietnamese with. But only Chau, Oanhs father and Khoa was in the water. After returning blebv who tried clothes. There have been some problems: first language and they said that we were not normal type size. The latter should not be a problem if you just take careful aim first. We ate dinner at Sew in his new house, which is an impressive building. We had approx. 20 for dinner.
Anh + girlfriend
Khoa and family
Addition and the return journey was with motorcycle and bicycle. A great festive day.
Monday, April 19
Bike ride on the small islands off at. 8.00. We drove to the port and took our bicycles on the boat. We sailed not so far, approx. 15 minutes Where we went by there was a shipyard where most was repairing wooden boats. First stop a wood carving where you can buy things. One might also buy furniture and get them sent home to Denmark.
Picture from brick factory
Up on the bikes again. As we cycle from carving in wood, we see no tourists, only happy Vietnamese, who shouts "its Chau" or hello. We come to a brickyard where I distribute images. Yes I did also at carving in wood. When you see such a brickyard I think, yes so we made too bricks 200 years ago. We biked around. 15 km through a beautiful landscape. We ended up at another crossing point. Mao has opened a new restaurant. Fine cuisine, but we Danish had no great appetite while Vietnamese (there were nine) did well for themselves by the courts. Benno, Gerda, Steen and Jette have decided that now must be bought into. Birthday celebration starts at. 20:00. We are approx. 35, we have five Danish and coming 30 Vietnamese. The hotel had made a fine feast. It was bought cake with candles in. One of the participants was unfortunately ill and it put a damper on the festivities. Fortunately, which day off tomorrow.
Birthday cake
Hua and mother
Thao and Mimi
Nan, Mao, Sy and Henning
Tuesday, April 20
The day off today and this is the last day in Hoi An. All relaxed. Benno, Gerda, and Jette Steen was in great supply. I had help from Khao to bring me around the last orders. Kl. 15:00 we drove out to Luus school who had inauguration. I had taken silver and a handmade custom-made bag for a lady in the ballad Mountain. So it was a quiet day. Thao invited us to lunch at a special restaurant. My stomach said no. Kl. 19:45 we drove to Mao's house to eat. Now there are packed. Kl. 7:00 we drive to Hue. We need to Danang visiting the Marble Mountain. It's probably a good time. There are not so hot.
Luus school
Seamstress
Hoi Ans Port
Brickworks workers
Hoi An's landmark: The Japanese Bridge