Sorry to leave Mai Chau’s peace and beauty. Variety of lovely scents indoors e.g ginger & lemongrass in reception.
A ginger plant
Our hotel – Mai Chau Lodge
Climbed back up the pass with view down over it & our hotel at far end, & then turned SE across very green plains.
Some distance on HCM Trail, now widened. Was vital supply route N-S, when trucks drove at night with no lights, + local women sneaked out to bring food. Younger people now think of war as history, caused by leaders not people, but worried that Chinese taking some islands now.
Season for weddings: normally 2 families meet, then Engagement Day with traditional dress, & Wedding month or so later with western white dress. 2 days for weddings one at each family’s houses, with each family paying for their own guests. Appoint an MC, not an officiant at weddings.
Pm: taken in pairs on river rowing boats with oarsperson having a different technique ...!
Look! No hands!
Arrived at Emeralda resort about 5pm, sun already low. Main areas with traditional curved roofs. Plush room, with window through to bathroom. 2 large swimming pools, the indoor one with lovely warm water, + the two of us had it all to ourselves for a while. All this reflected in prices of drinks. Although much more luxurious, a more artificial feel here, & more confusing in the dark with spread out rooms.
Huge bedroom with see through window into bathroom
