Sai Gon is getting really decked out for Christmas, especially here in District 1 which is the shopping and tourist center. To my color blind eyes it seems the color of choice for the ubiquitous Christmas lights is blue. I commented to someone that red is out traditional Christmas color, and he told me red is the color associated with new years here. Since I am feeling less of a tourist these days I usually do not take my camera out with me but I will make an effort to get a few pics of some of the decorations that I see here.
This is the Sunday before Christmas and I am feeling nostaligic, so I am off in a few minutes to find an English church in hopes of some Christmas music. Last year on the Sunday before Christmas I was in Bangkok and I ran into an Anglican candle light service much like the ones we have back at FPC in Valdosta. I hope to be as lucky this year.
On the culinary front, I expanded my menu selection last night to include ostrich. For a long time I have heard the accolades of this low cholesterol healthy option, so instead of choosing the beefsteak for which the last night's restaurant was known, I went for the ostrich steak. It was a dark reddish color with a texture and taste more like beef than chicken. I will surely return to the same restaurant which had about the best french fries I have eaten and I will likely repeat my order of this new discovery.
Now I am off in search Christmas carols. More later.
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