We are in Vietnam now! It is amazing here! We arrived last night around 10:00 p.m. Soon after we arrived, our hosts took us out to a Seafood restaurant. Our meal consisted of fried shrimp, rice with cabbage, octopus stir fry, fruit, egg rolls and noodles. It was really good! Our orchestra is staying in three different hotels on the same street in the middle of downtown Hanoi. It is different here than Thailand. Downtown is a bustling, crowded city. Most people travel with mopeds and bicycles, and the streets are lined with buildings a couple stories high and tiny shops all along the way. This is our first morning in Vietnam and we are about to leave to explore the city. We will take pictures. Later today, we will rehearse with the VNAM orchestra, but meanwhile. Better go. We love you all!