A perfectly lazy day here in this big small town. Had another fantastic bowl of pho ga. I need to get back into eating that when I get back, especially for breakfast! Wandered afterward around, found the main market, but it was closing up by noon. Markets here have pretty much everything. I’m often interested in the things that used to walk around before they became food. This market had the usual assortment of butchered pigs, some cow looking meat, chickens, some fish; but also butchered dog which I’ve seen before here as well. To my knowledge, I’ve never eaten dog, yet.

After the market, had another bowl of pho and ended up talking with the son of the owner for a while. Neither of us understood either’s language much, but communicated via photos, maps, etc. his father was a soldier in the war, and we talked briefly on that, as much as gestures and sounds can indicate.

We are at a lower elevation now, so MUCH warmer than it has been. Back in the room for a siesta…