Monthly Archives: February 2017

Being on vacation makes you change habits. I could´t do exercise as I usually do. So, getting back to routines takes time. However, it made me feel good that I don´t really have to start from beginning. The pulse is there.

Exercise is not only to go running, cycling etc, just to burn calories. For me, it is also important to do slow exercise e.g. walking, stretching etc. So, this weekend, I went for walks with my sweetie. There was snow and she liked that a lot. I made a birthday cake for my parents since my father has had his birthday. Cake with strawberries. Easy to make.

Yes, I cannot deny that sweets is one of my weaknesses in life. I try to make my own, healthy candy. Good to know the ingredients. Chocolate and oats.

Tomorrow is Friday. To be honest, I feel a little boring still writing about my voyage in Vietnam, but I didn´t have time to write when I was there. After New Year in Ha Long Bay I returned to Hanoi to continue by train to Hue late in the evening. I was actually advised to go by plane since it is safer, but I wanted to see more of Vietnam countryside so that is why I chose train. Drugs are common in Vietnam and I was told that the bus drivers might be on drugs. So no bus to Hue. Hue is an important historical city in Vietnam.

When I got to Hue there was rain. Good to slow down. Just do nothing. I found cafés and nice, Vietnam restaurants. And a Vietnamese shopping mall. Busy streets even though it was rainy. More Vietnam and not so many tourists. I felt safe even though I was alone. I met a Vietnamese family and the children started to talk to me. In perfect English. I was astonished. The family enjoyed their dinner at the restaurant and children played. I was the only foreigner there.

The following day was good. No rain but high humidity. I went for city tour.