It's been awhile since we've updated our blog. Our first Holiday season in Vietnam went well. We were pleasantly surprised at how decked out the city was during Christmas-time. It was easy for us to find decorations, trimmings and even every luxury hotel in the city had a Christmas Day dinner with traditional Christmas fare and more.
We missed the cold and snow, but managed to get into the Christmas spirit just fine. We even put up a small tree (fake) in our flat. As it turned out, Ho Chi Minh City is insanely festive...
It was a zoo every night... all for the lights
On Christmas Eve, I got pretty sick & just slept. Poor Betsye and Bax sat around all day & watched bootleg seasons of CSI-Las Vegas and LOST. We however had already bought $$$ tickets to the Sheraton Hotel's grand buffet dinner for the 25th. So around 6:30 pm, we were the first to arrive for our lavish Christmas meal.
We both looked forward to a delicious "Western" feast
The Viet-missionaries were blown away by Pizza Hut! They would probably die if they ate a true Chicago deep-dish pie. . . a large pizza here is 12" inches.
Betsye, Bax and I are very excited for the New Year and all the hard work, fun and surprises that are in store. Particularly, a new addition to the Park clan in July. So, we wish much health and happiness to you and your families in 2010.


























