Cooking Class

When in Vietnam... learn how to cook local cuisine

A leisure ride to Hoi An

 A trip to the local market to buy ingredients for our recipes

 Prepping for our lesson

 Aproned up and ready to cook

 Our wonderful instructor

 Frying our chicken

Ready to sample our creations :)

Lemongrass Chicken

Fried Spring Rolls

and Vietnamese Pancake 

A fun afternoon and delicious food. The perfect recipe for a great day.

Hoi An

Visiting another local city...

Of course there was a coffee shop stop

Phin coffee is amazing

 Why have 1 when you can order 3 :)

 Then dinner at Baba Yaba curry house.

Coffee, Curry and Creating Memories

Time with Cousins

Meanwhile back in New Hampshire, the Sparkle-diercks are having adventures and fun of their own.

Cousin walks on the trail

 A little of wooding

 De-barking a tree (this was a much loved activity for both boys and hours of entertainment)

 A stop at the beloved caboose

 and a bit of climbing for Lillian

 A mid adventure break- a girl, a dog and her uncle

 Early morning snuggles and Myth Busters

 Poor Loki and the little boys shenanigans

 Lillian and Evie playing rice

Army men, legos and magic tracks Oh My!!

 And pre-nap snuggles

I think they are having a great time together.

Da Nang

Most of our time was spent in Da Nang, just a short 30 minute scooter ride down the mountain from our resort.

We enjoyed riding around the city seeing the different styles of bridges

 Getting an amazing massage that was both relaxing and refreshing

And lots and lots of delicious food including traditional vietnamese Pho

 Korean BBQ

 Yummy Mango salad

 And even Mexican chips and salsa, fajitas, and enchiladas

Day 1- Anniversary Celebrations

After a good nights sleep, we ventured around the resort...

Seeing the much anticipated monkeys

 Sampling the delicious food (Vietnamese pancake)

 Drinks in the lounge

 Selfies on the deck

 And several other adventures...

The resort is beautiful and peacefully quiet. This holiday is off to a great start.

Welcome to Vietnam

After nearly 30 hours of travel, we were excited to arrive at our hotel and settle in.

In our room we were greeted with a lovely anniversary surprise... the perfect beginning to our 11 year celebration.

Now it is time to sleep... local time 12:00am
Tomorrow is soon enough to begin the adventures.