Nick- Hurray for Hue

These past two days have been a little on the slow side. After missing our bus due to too much consumption the night before we have to stay in hott-as-hell Hoi An another night. I no longer feel that Americans hold the title for obscene partiers. Last night Matt and I went out to a bar called Before and After because it was the only tourist bar open past 10pm (well they ferry you from the bar in the city out to a bar on the beach after ten). We were surrounded by Englishmen/women. After getting a bit tipsy at the bar in town we arrived at the beach bar complete with pool where upon arrival we are handed buckets of alcohol (no, literally buckets!) and before you know it everyone was getting naked. It was Cancun all over again only this time Mateo and I were the foreign exchange students. We danced a little then left just as all the drunken drama/fighting broke out. And by leave I mean Mateo and I jumped on the back of a scooter and were driven to our hotel (3 grown men on 1tiny scooter...). The next morning we got our hand-made clothes and they look awesome! Though i was a little upset that we didn't get the suits from the movie Dumb And Dumber. We had the whole day to kill and yet again the power was out so we took a stroll down town. In a matter of 5 city blocks our boring little town became this beautifully quaint colonial town with interesting architecture, fountains, small river, and temples. We wondered threw the market place and resisted the temptation to buy everything in sight. I spotted a woman squatting on the sidewalk and BBQing some teryaki strips so we sat down to sample them and they turned out to be make-you-own spring rolls! Easily #2 on my list of favorite Vietnamese food. We stayed in last night and became fully enlightened to the lyrics "till the sweat drip down my balls..." as Hoi An rivaled the temperature of the sun at night. The bus was ok this morning but scenery along the way was breathtaking. Now we are in Hue and it is very fun and touristy though I have officially seen the most disturbing sight yet; on the street they were selling US dogtags from the war... Real dogtags from real fallen soldiers... I was upset and Mateo had to restrain me from punching every salesman I saw. Tomorrow we will tour more of the city and report back. Cheers!!