Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Modes of transportation


Unlike Haiphong, Da Lat has a hilly landscape making it more difficult to get around on a bike (at least for me). So my new mode of transportation so far has been by foot, on a xe om (motorbike taxi) or taxi. It costs about 50 cents for a xe om ride into town and $2 on a taxi. I got myself a yellow helmet and rode on a xe om for the first time in Vietnam last week! I didn't get initiated with a burnt mark from the muffler but did get a bruise on my shin when I swang my leg off the seat against the metal bar behind the seat. As for Andy, he bought a bike from one of our teachers here last year and it has worked well. Here's a picture of Caleb on the back seat.

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