Each night of our stay in Hue, when the staff came in to turn down our beds, we found a little chocolate on the pillow. I had saved 2 of these to present to the girls today, Easter Sunday. I was extremely disappointed then when I went into my cupboard this morning to find they had been knocked off. Two tiny squares of missing chocolate was not really the issue as much as the knowledge someone had gone through my things. Not Happy Jan, but nothing I can do about it other than build a bridge.
So a leisurely start to the day as today we are booked in to do the cooking class and don't have to be there until 11am. We arrive at the Red Bridge Restaurant and after a welcome drink we are split into 3 groups to make it easier to do the tour of the markets. Sorry Rob, you'll just have to hold your nose! We are in a group of us and 4 Kiwis so a lot of slagging takes place!
The market tour is extremely interesting as we are shown fruits and vegs we're very unfamiliar with and even though we have been eating them we have no idea what they are. And then to the fish section. Robyn is actually 100% better that a few days ago to the smells are not affecting her now as they did. We are shown the different seafoods and our guide tells us how to choose the freshest ones. We then board a boat for the short trip to a small island owned by the restaurant which has been set up purely for tourists as a cooking school attraction.
What a fantastic experience this is. We get to watch how it is done and then go to our work stations and duplicate it. While our chef is demonstrating she tells us that if we can't see to watch what she is doing on the TV screen above her. LOL! It is a huge mirror angled just right!
We made 3 delicious dishes (fresh spring rolls, pancakes and a spicy hotpot thingy) and also had a go at carving a flower out of tomoato skin, and making a cucumber fan. A bit more practice on the last two definitely needed! Yum Yum, although our guide tells us that is apparently Vietnamese for horny! Robyn is now making a real effort to say yummy instead!
When we get back to Hoi An we wander home via our clothing stores to do the last of the pick-ups, including our laundry from the delightful Miss Anh who charges the princely sum of 50 cents per item. A swim in the pool and then dinner in the hotel restaurant tonight as we need to pack for our departure to Dalat tomorrow. We are not being picked up until 12.30 so we won't be rushed but all our new purchases have to somehow fit in our suitcases. I have bought a backpack and I'm hoping to be able to sneak on with considerably more hand luggage than allowed! Fingers crossed.
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