Gathering with a Local Vietnamese Family
I went out to have breakfast with Eri. I lost my way on a back road, and then we found a party in the yard of a large private house. There were over 10 people eating and drinking. One of the women was able to speak Japanese, and they invited us to join the party. They offered us some food and drinks. We were astonished by such miraculous Vietnamese hospitality, even though we were just anonymous tourists. They finished some mooncakes with tea. They gave us floss picks to eat the mooncakes with, which caught me completely off guard. I could not stop laughing about it. We left there just before 3 pm. They gave me a bunch of gifts. We took showers and took a nap for several hours. In the evening, we went out for dinner. On the way to the restaurant, we picked up our laundry at a local laundry shop. It was only €2 (20,000 VND per kilogram of laundry). We visited two kinds of restaurants: a local Vietnamese restaurant and a Thai restaurant. I fell asleep around midnight.
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- Gathering With Local Vietnamese Family I went out to have a breakfast with Eri. I lost my way on a back road and then we found a party at a big private house's yard. There were over 10 people were eating and drinking. One of a women was able to speak Japanese and they invited us to join the party. They gave us a abandone food and drink. We astonished such a miracurous Vietnamese hospitality even though we were just anonymous tourists. They finished moon cake with tea. They gave it with thread pick. I could not stand laughing about it. We left there just before 3 pm. They gave me a bunch of gift. We took shower and took nap for several hours. In the evening, we went to have dinner. On the way to restaurant, we picked up laundry at a local laundry shop. It was only €2 (Per 1 kg laundry is 20000 VND). We visited two kind of restaurant; a local Vietnamese restaurant and Thai food one. I fell asleep around midnight.
Contemporary artist based in the Netherlands. I’ve learned at an Art College and Culinary Institute. I attempt to connect ART and FOOD.
