We had a wonderful lunch and outing today with Titi's friends. Trang, Nguyet, Nguyet's daughter Be Sua, and Oanh met us at the hotel and whisked us in a cab to Ngoc Suong Marina, the best seafood restaurant in Saigon. We had a feast of seafood delicacies. Loc was a little hesitant at first, but warmed up to his new Saigon aunts, who took turns walking him around the restaurant. Nguyet had great success feeding him congee after we had finished our lunch. Then he dove into the longan fruits for dessert. He enjoyed them so much that Trang had the leftovers boxed up for him for a treat for later. He was very well-behaved at the restaurant and was even smiling and laughing on the ride back to the hotel. With all the excitement, he's now sleeping off his big outing.
What a wonderful day. We cannot say enough about the hospitality shown to us by these ladies who only know us through Titi, mom to Brian back in the US and fellow client at our adoption agency. They went to high school with Titi here in Saigon, so she was kind enough to make the introduction. To see Saigon with people who live here and be treated to lunch and a nice afternoon by them was priceless. We would never have this kind of experience on our own as American tourists.
Titi, if you're reading this, please let your friends know that we will email them photos when we get home. The Internet connection here is very slow for emailing large files.
Pictured from top to bottom are: the group; Trang; Nguyet; Oanh; and Be Sua. New friends in Saigon!
