Every trip has its ups and downs and today was a perfect example of that. We decided to get off the tourist path and rent a motorbike for the day to give it a go. Steve was an old pro riding a motorbike for the 1st time in over 20 yrs and although I had to hold on REAL tight as he got used to the manual shifting, we made it back unscathed. We toured the Citadel and Forbidden Purple City, the living quarters and compound for the Nguyen Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty. From there we headed to a beach not frequented by many tourists. After we had a really tasty lunch of fresh clams and pineapple, we had a not so pleasant encounter with a pack of drunk local Vietnamese men. Suffice it to say, i was ready to start throwing punches at them myself, but we ended up getting out of the water and basically leaving. That experience left me somewhat hardened and saddened for a few hrs until we came across a group of young boys flying kites. Their colorful kites lit up the sky and their laughter and smiles reminded me that all is right with the world.
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