still in hue, our flight to hanoi is delayed due to 'weather.' this is amazing to me since as far as i can discern, the only weather hue sees is rain.
last night we had dinner in an ancient house, hosted by a grandson of one of the senior advisors to the last emperor. he gave us a bit of a tour- think intricate woodwork stained black, and ornate carvings everywhere, even in the ceiling beams! he demonstrated the ceremonial weapons (huge halberds and my favorite, a spear with a carving of a fist on the end), and showed us how his grandfather smoked opium. (hint: with his head on the lap of his most beautiful concubine, puffing from a beautiful hand-carved elephant tusk.)
we're taking advantage of the extra time and leaving in a few minutes to go check out a tomb.
no more diaper pants, hanoi will be our last city and totally cycling-free. i'm fine with that. it's been great, but my butt is sore and i'm really sick of being soggy! i don't know if i'll ever get the mildew smell out of my suitcase.
it's really been fantastic so far. this country is filled with warm, gracious, sensitive, subtle people.
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