Greetings from Hanoi

We made it to Hanoi. Ionly got sick on the landing but felt completely fine afterwards so all is well. If Zachary does on the long flight home like he did on this flight, we have a world class little traveler on our hands. He did FANTASTIC. We gave him a bottle on takeoff and he fell asleep shortly afterwards and woke up when landed. When we were waiting to take off, Zach found the laminated instructions on what to do if there was a crash and that kept him occupied until takeoff. The hotel is right next to a lake which Teri and I already visited and 3 little Vietnamese girls practiced their English on us. It was very cute. I also had a young boy come up to me begging for money with his hat held out. Very heartbreaking. We are not suppose to give them any money but it is so hard to see that. I thought we got the stares in Ho Chi Minh but here in Hanoi, it is even worse.We sat on a bench at the lake and everyone stared that went by and several people stopped and were curious about Zach. We didnt understand everything they asked but we knew they were asking about him as they pointed to him. The sales lady at the shop in hotel held him and asked about him and where we were from. When we told her the United States, she said he is a lucky baby but I am the lucky one. Teri and I both lliked Ho Chi Minh better than Hanoi. People seem more friendly in Ho Chi Minh and better able to communicate. Teri managed to blow a fuse in the room and when I called trying to tell them what happen, it was almost hilarious as they totally did not understand what we were trying to tell them, but eventually someone came and got the lights working again. We laughed so hard.
Tomorrow we are going sightseeing and I have my appt with the embassy in the afternoon and then will get his Visa later in the day and we will head home on Thursday. Everything still same as far as our arrival in Pensacola Friday morning. Teri and I ate at a restaurant in the hotel and was very good. The fried squid was delicious. As soon as we entered, a waitress took Zach from me to watch while we fixed our plates(was a buffet) and ate a little. Had I not known that this was common practice in Vietnam I would have been a little distressed but he was in our site the whole time. We love you and miss you all and will see you at end of the week.