137 Foot Massage

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Vietnamese girl helping her younger brother

This day got started off slowly. Scott and I basically spent all afternoon in the hotel room trying to post to the blog and skype with family. It took especially long because the internet is a bit slow. Around 4 pm, Scott and I left to eat a late lunch. We had banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe filled with beansprouts and shrimp) and banh khot (fried mini rice patties). We also had sinh to mang co (soursop shake). It was all so tasty. Look for pictures under our “Food” page. 

Wow, that's a big lollipop

Yummy soursop smoothie

Scott's admiring "Snake Wine"

After lunch, we walked around a bit and took some pictures. We then headed to 137 Foot Massage, a place recommended to us by Quoc and Richard. The massage was 90 minutes long and was called “foot” massage because they massage you with their feet. Halfway through the massage, I realized this, and it wasn’t until afterwards that I found out that they were walking on my back. We also go hot stones on our back and ginger tea at the end. My whole body was sore after the massage. 

Dô! ("cheers" in Vietnamese, pronounced YO)

 We then met up with Quoc, Han, and Thu at a boba tea place, where you have to take off your shoes to get in. We all sat on mats on the floor around a short table and had milk tea. I got honeydew milk tea with boba and fruit jelly, and Scott got kiwi-flavored. We talked and played card games. We were young people living in the city experiencing what the locals do.

-Audrey
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Boba with friends

Scenes from a boba shop

Finally in the same picture!

Unused corner