We then got on boats that took us downriver to the school itself. We first watched the chef make something, and then we went to our own cooking stations and made the same thing ourselves. My made fresh spring rolls, rice pancakes, and an eggplant dish. All were surprisingly delicious. We also had a demonstration on how to make a rise from a tomato and a fan out of a cucumber. Mine did not turn out anywhere near as nice as the chef's.
We then ate our spoils for lunch and had a boat ride back to town. I then met my guide who took me to Marble Mountain, which is where the Viet Cong had caves and would shoot hand-held missiles at US planes. There was a nice Buddha carved out of the rock in one of them.
Then we returned to the hotel for a free afternoon, which I was so excited about. I just wanted to lay on the beach and enjoy the sun... However, the clouds had moved in and the sun was nowhere to be seen. What was to be seen, was bus load after bus load of Russians who took over my resort, yelling at one another across the entire beach and resort, not giving a shit about anyone else's comfort or serenity. Fucking Russians.
I then decided to have a nice, relaxing high tea instead, and sat down, got my tea and happy treats and then there was some sort of gathering by said Russians who played loud music over speakers in the main courtyard area of the resort. So much for a relaxing afternoon tea. The rest of the evening was spent avoiding the Russians, which for the most part was successful.
I ate dinner at a delicious Italian restaurant and then retired to my room for the night. I leave in the morning for my flight to Saigon, the last city on this leg of my journey around the world!
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