Our final full day of holiday is nearly over...sniff...before we start the journey back to NZ. We spent the day visiting and exploring The Reunification Palace, markets, pagodas and surrounding streets - including 2 long swims and icecream to combat the hottest day of our trip.
Security and numbers have certainly increased as the city gets ready to celebrate 40 years since the end of the war. Several veterans all in uniform from surrounding towns appear to be visiting. But so truly out of town that they had not encountered many white blonde blue eyed children. Today would be the first time I felt truly mobbed by peoples inquistiveness and actually pulled the children to me and yanked them out of groping hands. Nothing malicious but just far too many people. Although Tremain was also offered his first bride as well.
Think my head is still spinning from all the incense at the pagodas. Fascinating places. Really going to have read up on my Taoism and Buddhism to gain some real understanding on the beliefs and stories. My favourite pagoda visited today would have to be of the Goddess of Travel, who rides safely on a magic carpet avoiding troubled waters.
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