We had another day in Da Nang without rain. We even had some sun! This morning we went for a long walk along the waterfront. At out turnaround point we stopped for iced Vietnamese coffee.

It was very hot and humid again today. We were each dripping wet from sweat when we got back to the hotel.

This afternoon two of the very friendly and helpful young people who work at the front desk asked us if they could interview us for a school project. We had a very fun conversation.

For dinner we went to a restaurant called Nha Hàng Madame Lán and had a fantastic meal.

Their equivalent of Uber here is called Grab. It makes getting around so quick and easy.

We had a busy and enjoyable day. It was very hot and humid, but it didn’t rain. Thank goodness. This morning we walked to the Han River to check out the Dragon Bridge.

This afternoon a guide picked us up and gave us a tour. We visited the Lady Buddha, a 220 foot statue set in the grounds of the Linh Ung Pagoda.

Then we went to the Marble Mountains. There are 5 limestone and marble hills. We climbed into several of the caves in Water Mountain. It was hot and very humid. Sweat was dripping off me. The caves were used by the Viet Kong during the Vietnam war and have multiple Buddhist altars

Next was the town of Hoi An, about an hour south of Da Nang. Hoi An is an ancient trading port. We had tea. Then, when it was dark, we walked along the river and watched the boats and floating lanterns. Finally we had an authentic Vietnamese dinner.

This morning Duke changed some money and then got a haircut. the barber did a very good job and with tip it cost him $5.77!

This afternoon Duke booked a tour for tomorrow. Then we went out for a walk along the beach.

We stopped and had lunch at one of the places overlooking the beach.

For dinner we went to Nhà Bėp Xúa, a place recommended by our hotel.

This morning after breakfast we took a cab to Singapore airport. Our flight to Da Nang, Vietnam took about three hours. We traveled almost due north but moved back another time zone, so now we are 14 hours ahead of Reno.

It was raining when we reached Da Nang. The hotel sent a driver to pick us up. The traffic and the driving getting to our hotel was crazy.

For dinner we went to a restaurant recommended by the hotel, Phiėu Tam Tính. We had a very nice meal. Everyone has been very helpful.

This morning after breakfast at the big buffet we walked across the Helix bridge to the Marina Bay Sands.

We checked out the ArtScience Museum museum and walked through the Marina Sands Mall. Then we visited the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest and Jurassic World Experience.they are each gigantic air conditioned lush greenhouses. The Flower Dome had a show called Lilytopia. The colors, the smell and the abundance of the flowers was wonderful. The Jurassic Park show in the cloud forest was really cool too.

Walking back to the hotel it was raining. We didn’t get too wet and the rained cleared the air and cooled things off a bit..