Our guide didn't pull any punches but had a great sense of humour. First, he was astonished that we were not spending 3 weeks in the country and just 7 days. I noted much sympathetic muttering from the others! The gents' girths were mentioned more than once, our 'sticking up' hair, Karen's mobile phone was disdainfully mocked, but Jean showed him she could squat like the Vietnamese! Speaking to Mike about security around Ho Chi Minh's stilt house, he said "We Vietnamese are very small but very speedy, not like you"! I wasn't left out either when he didn't believe that I had been able to get through the Cu Chi tunnels on a previous visit! Jean, called skinny by him earlier, relished his disbelief rather too much for me on reflection! He took us to a local restaurant and for £6, including tip, we had a good Vietnamese lunch with local beer and water. Three of us enjoyed a 2 course dinner, with a bottle of wine, for £18 this evening in the hotel before the 4:45am departure to the airport and Hue tomorrow morning! Much groaning!
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