Hanoi

Ankommet til Hanoi efter mellemlanding i Moskva. Har aldrig set noget lignende. Det er som at vaere 40 aar tilbage i tiden. Hver anden bygning er naermest en ruin og der er en sindsyg trafik - meget vaerre end i Kina. Her koerer knallerterne (og dem er der mindst en million af) ind imellem bilerne. De dytter hele tiden - baade biler og knallerter - og paa knallerterne sidder de op til 3 mennesker somme tider med et lille barn. Det bliver svaert at kommunikere men jeg har lavet mig en lille parloer. Hotellet er meget overraskende sammenlignet med det omkring vaerende. Jeg har internet paa vaerelset og spa bad paa egen etage :-) Det er sgu da luksus i et fattigt land. Jeg tror dog ikke, at jeg kan overfoere billeder herfra. Der er kun en usb-port og den gaar til musen. Jeg har ogsaa opdaget, at der er spaering af visse sider bl.a. facebook, men det overrasker jo ikke.

Moedte de andre i gruppen, som jeg skal vaere sammen med. Vi bliver ialt 12 med guiden Lap (som Laptop som han selv sagde). Lap har boet i England i 3 aar og har gaaet paa Oxford, hvilket goer, at han forstaar den vestlige kultur. Gruppen bestaar desuden af 4 fra Australien, 3 fra USA, 2 fra England og saa 2 danskere Jesper og jeg. Vi havde alle tiders aften og synes at gaa godt i spaend.

Arrived to Hanoi after transit through Moskow. I have never seen anything like this. It is like being 40 years back in time. Every other building is a ruin and the trafic is crazy - worse than in China. There are a million mopeds and they are driving everywhere among the cars on the road, they also carry up till 3 passengers and sometimes even babies. It will be difficult to communicate but I have made myself a little dictionary. The hotel is a big surprise when you compare the surroundings. I have internet in my room and a spa bath on my own floor. That is bloody luxury in a poor country. I do not believe that I can transfer pictures from here. There is only on usb entry and it is occupied by the mouse. I have also discovered that some web pages are blocked among others facebook, but that is no big surprise.

Meet the other people in the group, which I shall travel together with. We are 12 altogether including the guide Lap (Laptop as he introduced himself). Lap has been living in England for 3 years studing at Oxford and therefore understands the vestern culture. The group consists of 4 people from Australia, 3 from America, 2 from England and 2 from Denmark Jesper and I. We had a great evening and seem to get along very well.

Vietnam

Så er der nedtælling til næste oplevelse i Østen. Hvis det er muligt, vil jeg forsøge at skrive på min blog undervejs, men det bliver nok ikke nemmere end i Kina, da også Vietnam er censureret. Jeg håber ikke at mine knæ vil blive et problem. Dette bliver lidt af en afprøvning af mine fysiske udfoldelsermuligheder efter mine operationer, som desværre har vist, at jeg har en kronisk gigtlidelse, der begrænser mig en del.

Countdown to the next experience in the far East. If it is possible, I'll write on my blog on the way, but it'll probably not be easy, as is the case with China Vietnam is restricted. This will be a test of my physical ability after my knee operations, which has revealed that I suffer from a cronic arthritic disorder, which will put a limit to my physical actions.

Hegn/Fence

Endelig forsvandt sneen, og man kan nu se det hegn, som blev lavet lige inden det næsten blev dækket af sne. Min nabo, som jeg troede at jeg ikke skulle have flere brøderier med, stod som et spyd i jorden, da det blev lavet og ville have arbejdet standset. Han kunne ikke lide det og mente, at min låge signalerede en indkørsel, og han kan ikke engang se det fra sit hus. Jeg gav ham senere en flaske vin og sagde, at vi måtte tale om det til foråret. Jeg synes, at det ser meget pænt ud - det vil nok blive endnu pænere, når sommeren kommer og alt blomstrer. Nu er det der ihvertfald, og jeg har fået lukket lidt af for evt. nem indtrægning. De sidste 3 billeder under hegn/fence er fra tidligere til sammenligning. Se i højre side under billeder eller My JAlbums.


Finally the snow has disappeared. Now you can see the fence that was made just before it almost was covered in snow. My neighbour, whom I thought I would not have any more troubles with, appeared like a flash and told the workers to stop working. He did not like my fence and found that the gate signaled a drive way and he cannot even see it from his house. I gave him a bottle of wine and told him that we could talk about it when spring came. I think it looks fine - it will probably look even better when summer comes and everything blooms. Now it is up and puts a stop to easy tresspassing. The last 3 pictures under billeder /hegn/fence are from before the new fence in order for you to compare. Look to your right beneath pictures or My JAlbum.

Juletid/Christmas time

Lige inden jul holdt nogle af de tidligere værnepligtige en julefrost. Denne involverede også en udklædning. Max havde aldrig glemt, at hans storebror engang jagtede ham forklædt som en gammel mand, så han blev den selvsamme gamle mand.

Just before Christmas some of the guys from the time in military service had a gettogether. This involved a disguise for each of them. Max had never forgotten his brother hunting him down dressed as an old man with a stick. So now he himself became that old man.

Sverige/Sweden

Jeg nåede også en tur til Malmø sammen med Birgit. Vi havde en lang dejlig dag i Sverige med bl.a. rundtur på vandet, hvor vi så Turning Torso m.m. og fik set en masse forretninger indvendigt. Vejret viste sig den dag lige netop var sin bedste side.

I also made a small trip to Malmø together with Birgit. We had a long nice day in Sweden with among other things a boattrip on the water seeing Turning Torso etc. and saw a lot of shops from the inside. The weather that day showed itself in the most favourable light.

AArs

Besøg i Himmerland var en kærkommen afveksling til ferien på Casa de la Plæne. Inge og Jørgen har jo fået en dejlig NY lejlighed i det mørke Jylland -utroligt at jeg ikke var klogere, da jeg købte et gammelt hus. Turen hjem gik forbi Peders Mindesvej i Silkeborg med en smut ind til morbror og tante. Det er jo ikke så tit, at man kommer på de kanter.

Visit in Himmerland was a pleasant change to the holidays on Casa de la Lawn. Inge and Jørgen has got a nice NEW flat on the dark side of Jutland -unbelievable that I was not smarter when I bought my old house. The way back I passed by Peders Mindesvej in Silkeborg paying a short visit with uncle Niels and aunt Annalise. It is not often that I visit these parts of Denmark.

Terasse/Terrace

Så fik jeg endelig en ny terasse - den gamle var også ved at falde helt sammen med lunker og uden fald osv. Det blev gjort helt professionelt og den holder bestemt min tid ud - endelig en håndværker, som kunne sit kram.

Nu skal der vist blot nogle små rosenbuske op langs trappen til at give lidt farve. Billederne findes i højre side både med en thumbnailvisning og link under billeder.

Næste projekt er allerede på trapperne. Der skal laves et hegn bag ved huset.

Ferierejse bliver det ikke til mere i år p.g.a. af operationerne i mine knæ - lægerne mener, at der godt kan gå mellem 6 og 12 måneder før jeg ved, hvor godt jeg bliver gående, men så er det godt at der er nogle gode bekendte i Jylland, som har lyst til at se mig. Måske jeg også lige smutter en tur forbi Silkeborg og ser til familien der, men 3 uger kan hurtigt gå og den første er allerede ovre.

Finally I got my new terrace. The old one was falling apart because of dents and no secure stabilization or gradient. I had a professonel craftman to do the work and I am sure the terrace will last my time.

Now I only need some small rose bushes along the stairs to colour the place. The pictures you will find to your right hand side either by thumbnail or link under pictures.

Next project is the fence at the back of the house.

There is no more travelling abroad this year because of the operation in both my knees. The doctors expressed that it might take between 6 and 12 months before they are completely healed. I am glad that I have good acquaintances in Jytland who want to see me. Maybe I will pass by Silkeborg to visit the family there too. 3 weeks holiday is not a very long time it seems and the first week is already over.