Aliens

We have made it to Malaysia! (This post is called Aliens because everywhere we have been in the last week and a half, people have been staring at us like we are from a different planet...) We are in Kuala Lumpur and are about to go see the twin towers that used to be the tallest buildings in the world. We were in Nha Trang for 3 nights and Mui Ne for one night and then yesterday flew out of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). I'm sad we didn't get to spend more time in HCMC because as we were driving through it actually looked pretty nice and clean.

Nha Trang was beautiful though. There are no hotels or resorts on the beach, they are all across the street so everyone just goes to one of these two "restaurants" that have lounge chairs and lay out for the day. The day we left Hanoi the concierge at the hotel informed us that the Ms. Universe pagent was taking place in Nha Trang while we were there and because of that the city was packed. The locals were so excited because I don't think much happens in Nha Trang on a regular basis. I walked down the second night and there was a parade with all of the girls from all over the worl and the locals were just eating it up! They loved it. The day we arrived at the "airport" which was possibly the grossest thing I have ever seen. It had one carousel, no gates, and the first thing that happened was a very cross-eyed man asked me if we needed a cab ride...I was just like no thank you... I don't think there is any possible way he could have driven. Quickly following we did find a cab driver whose first words were "don't worry I'm a good driver" which is never a good thing... But were alive, and the first night we ate at this place called the Sailing Club which is one of the restaurants where you can lay out during the day and it was so pleasant. We sat outside almost on the beach and just watched the ocean. The following day we went to the other restaurant and layed out the entire day and got pretty sunburned. Well I just got really tan with a hint of red but Catherine has some pretty hilarious burns where she missed putting on sunscreen. We went out that night, back to the sailing club,
and had a tad too much to drink so pretty much wasted the next day away unfortunately.

We took a bus to Mui Ne the following day and it was a very interesting beach. Not really beautiful like Nha Trang, just different because it was more of a fishing village. Our hotel was nice though and we just lounged by the pool after we arrived. I took a walk on the beach and ended up finding some of the most vibrant in tact sea shells that I have ever seen! I picked up a purple, orange, and red one as keepsakes. Yesterday we spent traveling and in airports which is not fun but we did meet a very interesting couple that were traveling with a stuffed giraffe named Geri. They had taken pictures with them everywhere they had been and I was obsessed with the idea! I just wish I had thought of it! I'll keep you updated on Kuala Lumpur!