First, a few words about the Phams. They eat more than the Bhatias...but are half our size. Seriously? Seriously. We ate so much good food in Vietnam, it's crazy. From fresh lychees to spicy Lau and super ripe mangosteins to fresh lobster-- we really ate a lot. Starting at 7 in the am and all the way until late into the night we found the best Vietnamese food around (apparently Jess's mom searched Vietnamese forums back in the States...amazing). We even stopped by a farmer's house boat in Nha Trang, purchased fresh fish and lobster and then took it to a restaurant to have them prepare it for us...did someone say byos (bring your own seafood?!?)
And with all this amazing food, we also ate a lot of meat. Like a lot. I thought I was maybe possibly going to turn vegetarian this trip, but no. Prawn eyes, porcupine, deer jerky, clams, snails, water buffalo in ADDITION to all the fish, chicken, pork and beef. Oh, and dog.
Jess's uncle, Cau Canh, actually called it bow wow.
Ok, so we had decided we wanted to try it, because, well, we were in Vietnam. So, we did. I had one (teeny tiny piece, like really really small) of bbqed dog. And to be honest, it wasn't that bad...kinda tasted like chicken...but needless to say, Jess and I both have given up bow wow for good.
Our trip in Vietnam came to a close a few days ago. We had to say farewell to the 16 members of Jess's family we were travelling with, the amazing 34-seat private bus complete with leather seats and a beer cooler (it came from the States) and the $2 million mansion with rooftop pool and 8 flat screen TVs we crashed at in Hanoi...
...and we said hello to Cambodia and hostels for $2.50 a night.
Jess having the time of her life right out side Dalat. Obvi I was the photographer.
Our lovely selves with our lovely bus.
Tommy fishing for our din din...drunk...at 2 pm
The girls in Ba Na...a mountain resort near Danang
Rooftop pool what what 
5 comments:
Miss me? I want those pictures! NOW!
pooooojaaaa! tai says hi (you probably ate his sister).
those pictures are GREAT!!!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE jess' jumping picture. A.MAY.ZING. kudos to pooja!!
Hey Pooja, James I. here. Danika updated me on your exploits and pointed me in your blog's direction. How exciting!
Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay!!!
Sorry.. I DID just do that. I had to.
Your trip sounds amazing - I love how 75% of the blog is about food. (Funny how Vivi comments on the pictures and I comment on the food, huh? ;)
Miss y'all - keep on writing!
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