After another full breakfast we got in a van for our half day tour of the Cu Chi tunnels. There were five of us on the tour; John, Cora and myself and a couple from Basel, Switzerland. I quickly noticed that there were no seatbelts. While navigating the heavy traffic, an older man on a motor bike hit the side of our van with his hand. The motorbike driver …
After getting to bed at 4am and looking forward to a nice 2.5 hour sleep in a flat bed before having to get up at 6:30am a rooster started crowing at 5am….and continued. Other roosters were quick to follow his example. Who thought there would be roosters in the heart of the city? We got up at 6:30 and had breakfast at the hotel dining room at 7. Breakfast …
It was a fourteen hour flight to Shanghai on China Eastern Airlines. We had a family with two young children sitting ahead of us. One of the kids screamed and cried on and off throughout the flight. Fortunately I had taken a sleeping pill and slept through the flight, only waking to eat the three meals that were served. John also took a sleeping pill but ended up watching …
The last day of the trip was spent exploring Calgary (and shopping). We drove around downtown and checked out the Saddledome, the Calgary tower, the waterfront area and pedestrian area. We went to the Lougheed House for lunch. This house was built in the late 1800s by the grandparents of the past Alberta premier Peter Lougheed. After lunch, we toured the house. After a bit of shopping, Cheryl made …