We Spent Many Million Dong today

Day Twenty-two: 3/4 – Saigon Day #3
Title: We spent many million Dong today

Today was our last full day in Asia. Dad and I scheduled a “free” final day because we knew that we would want to do some shopping. I think that the shopping may have been better in Thailand, but I wasn’t allowed to grow my bags during the first week of the trip.

I was pretty excited about the shopping day until I woke up. As I blogged yesterday we went to a nice restaurant last nice. They served my Diet Coke with ice. I drank it because it was nice to have something genuinely cold. That was a bad idea. I woke up a couple times in the night and the morning was not particularly fun either. I was really disappointed about this, not only because it delayed shopping but also because I had big plans for a big breakfast. I had been really good the whole trip only eating eggs and fruit for breakfast. I was planning a final morning splurge with waffles and pastries. Eventually my drugs kicked in and I could leave the hotel… but it took a while.

You all will be very impressed to know that I only purchased one Nike item during our entire trip. It was a t-shirt. I didn’t buy a single pair of shoes. I am pretty proud of myself ;~> I won’t bore you with all of the other stuff we bought but I’ll be happy to show it to you when we get back TOMORROW!

Katy :~>

PS Here is the Dr. P. fun fact of the day. Our day of shopping made me wonder what was the most expensive thing dad had ever purchased. I excluded land, home, and car purchases. Dad had to think about this and finally decided that it was the piano he bought himself as a 50th birthday present. I now know what it cost… but “I’ll never tell” (insert scary Brittney Murphy voice here).