I couldn't be in the town of tailors and not get some clothes made for the UK so the morning was spent at the tailors :). We started at a shoe store because Sarah wanted to get some boots made and I got tempted while I was there so I got some brown leather boots tailor made. Unfortunately they turned out to be quite a mission as I had to go back 4 times before they fit right and I still wasn't 100% happy as they weren't as tall as I'd asked for, looking back I should have avoided shoe making, but the rest was fantastic!
We went to Yaly which is the most famous and biggest tailor shop, when you arrive you get allocated an assistant who will talk with you about what you want, help you decide on a cut and material and then measure you up. I wanted a suit made for london but I only had a rough idea on what I wanted, luckily my assistant was fantastic and helped me to create something that would work. I ended up with a suit (with pants & skirt), 2 shirts and a dress. The dress turned out gorgeous! It was a real gamble because I just picked the design out of a mag and changed a couple of aspects that I thought would make it suit me better, than picked a material and hoped for the best, but it turned out great, I was so happy. The suit was also fantastic and I liked the pants so much I had them make me a second pair in black. All of this and it took them only 8 hours to make them. It was amazing. I strongly recommend anyone going to Vietnam to save some money and get some clothes made, the whole process is half the fun!
In the afternoon Sarah, Leah, Kelly & I went to the Hoi An orphanage to meet the kids and take them some toys. Most of the kids are disabled from various things both mental and physical. The orphanage was better than I expected thanks to a lot of work volunteers have done over the last couple of years and donations from various organisations, but there was still plenty of things they were missing. One room had babies and children who were confined to their beds because of severe deformities, that was the hardest to take. One of the babies was only a few weeks old and so tiny.
We spent a lot of time in the classrooms of kids learning and developing their motor skills. It was fun playing with them and spending time with them. One of the kids had cerebral palsy and loved cameras, he was so smart with them and could work out any camera you gave him within an instant and took some really cool photos.
For dinner Giang had booked us in for a cooking class at a restaurant on the river. Didn't know what to expect but it was awesome! The woman who ran it was hilarious, she had a great sense of humour and made the whole night so much fun. It was 5 courses; sweet & sour chicken soup, spring rolls, papaya & pork salad, fish in banana leaf and morning glory sauteed with garlic. We all sat around a table to help chop and prepare, then we would gather around the cooker when it was time and help throw things in or turn spring rolls. The teacher was incredible and she could rattle off the whole receipe from her head including all the ingredients, she apparently knew around 140 dishes. The food was tasty, I can't wait till I can try and cook them at home! I think the cooking class was one of my favourite things of the trip.
We went to Yaly which is the most famous and biggest tailor shop, when you arrive you get allocated an assistant who will talk with you about what you want, help you decide on a cut and material and then measure you up. I wanted a suit made for london but I only had a rough idea on what I wanted, luckily my assistant was fantastic and helped me to create something that would work. I ended up with a suit (with pants & skirt), 2 shirts and a dress. The dress turned out gorgeous! It was a real gamble because I just picked the design out of a mag and changed a couple of aspects that I thought would make it suit me better, than picked a material and hoped for the best, but it turned out great, I was so happy. The suit was also fantastic and I liked the pants so much I had them make me a second pair in black. All of this and it took them only 8 hours to make them. It was amazing. I strongly recommend anyone going to Vietnam to save some money and get some clothes made, the whole process is half the fun!
In the afternoon Sarah, Leah, Kelly & I went to the Hoi An orphanage to meet the kids and take them some toys. Most of the kids are disabled from various things both mental and physical. The orphanage was better than I expected thanks to a lot of work volunteers have done over the last couple of years and donations from various organisations, but there was still plenty of things they were missing. One room had babies and children who were confined to their beds because of severe deformities, that was the hardest to take. One of the babies was only a few weeks old and so tiny. 
We spent a lot of time in the classrooms of kids learning and developing their motor skills. It was fun playing with them and spending time with them. One of the kids had cerebral palsy and loved cameras, he was so smart with them and could work out any camera you gave him within an instant and took some really cool photos.
For dinner Giang had booked us in for a cooking class at a restaurant on the river. Didn't know what to expect but it was awesome! The woman who ran it was hilarious, she had a great sense of humour and made the whole night so much fun. It was 5 courses; sweet & sour chicken soup, spring rolls, papaya & pork salad, fish in banana leaf and morning glory sauteed with garlic. We all sat around a table to help chop and prepare, then we would gather around the cooker when it was time and help throw things in or turn spring rolls. The teacher was incredible and she could rattle off the whole receipe from her head including all the ingredients, she apparently knew around 140 dishes. The food was tasty, I can't wait till I can try and cook them at home! I think the cooking class was one of my favourite things of the trip.
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