We are done with classes for the week. Normally, class would be held Friday night but tomorrow is Christmas Eve and classes are canceled. We have three completely free days. I think tomorrow will be filled with errands downtown and tomorrow evening we are invited to the Cafe' Dorinly for an evening of music. The invitation came when Maggie and I stopped in for an iced Sai Gon coffee out while walking in the neighborhood of our hotel. The owner speaks English and joined us for a conversation during which he told us that the cafe' is brand new and that we are his first foreign guests. Christmas Eve will be the grand opening.
We spent the afternoon with Xuan Tich, one of the instructors at the university who also doubles as a tour guide. Our tour began as a practical one--find a bookstore that sells English language books and find an inexpensive cell phone to use in Vietnam. We were successful in the latter endeavor, less so on the former. Once the practical stuff was out of the way we went to the Pham Lap Pagoda in the foothills of Nui Son Tra. The pagoda is the site of a massive (67 meter) statue of Buddha, Mr. Tich explained some of the Buddhist iconography and traditions. He said Pham Lap is the best pagoda in Da Nang.
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