This morning we went walking to Huy Lieu Tran street to check out the shoe shops. If you are a shoe fetishist, this is the country for you. Wish I could wear high heels! I'm not quite ready to start, considering the obstacle course that usually needs to be negotiated every time you step out the door. I was looking in anticipation of securing some permanent work - my faithful 'interview/work shoes' are almost ready to die.
Service styles included friendly staff practising their English, 'cloak of invisibility' (i.e. like you're wearing one) and being followed around the whole shop (i.e. someone about 15cm from your shoulder and watching your every move). This last technique is quite unnerving the first few times, but once you go with the flow you can have some fun with it.
It's Budda's birthday soon and the flags are out everywhere.
And shop name of the week:
