Severe Headaches 38 Week

From Vietnam, Da Lat - What are you complaining?

We had rented a couple of bikes and we had 3 days of travel. We enjoyed getting lost in ways that some engineers would have qualified as "bad joke", but the little asphalt that had not prevented disfrutasemos the landscape or the weather.

Along the journey we had visited several local villages, factories, silk, coffee plantations, waterfalls in the jungle, happy Buddhas and saw the odd elephant. Hotels, etc found sleeping at night were basic, and came with a gift: cockroaches. But one gets used. In fact, before proceeding The bike ride had been living with them. Since coming to Vietnam have stayed in many hotels, hostels and houses to visit, and the only place where I have not seen has been in rural villages, which come with a pack of giant mosquitoes much less friendly. At the end you get used because it is no use complaining.

The last night of our trip around Da Lat we met quite far from the city. It was dinnertime and we were in a remote village that had only one restaurant. It seemed wrong. It was bad. But that it is now. Then I thought it would be "an experience":) We

sat at the bar with 10 other Vietnamese who had not seen a tourist in a long time in the area, and we fried rice with vegetables. Nate's plate, my friend, it seemed that was fine. But mine came with a surprise: a cockroach. Was used to sleeping with them. Spend the night with a bug this is like a distant relationship because they usually get to bed. But this was different. Call

waiter due not the restaurant. I was deaf. I called even stronger and only came when they were all watching. Outstanding overseas Vietnamese, and I, of the cockroach, who kept in my rice batter.


- Cockroach, "I said pointing my dish
- Yes - the waiter replied calmly.

There was a brief silence, relatively uncomfortable.

- No, no ... cockroach, insect, bug ... -Is Nale the cockroach again
- Yes, "he said again


The waiter and I kept looking in silence for several seconds. Did not know what to say. Cockroach many synonyms you know her? It was not seen ñalando the bug? The bar was pending, and Nate was nervous.

And while I thought my next step, the silence was heard. One of those silences that can not stop, those who have a pinch of absurdity and 20 tablespoons of tension.

Desperate to make me understand I caught the cockroach with his hand and said,
- Cockroach!
- Yes! I know! Good! - Then I remove the cockroach and took a bite.


Ole, ole, ole! Now, that is take a pair!
The bar laughed. The waiter laughed. Even Nate and I laughed.
in Vietnam do not eat cockroaches. The waiter only had done to downplay the issue and break the tension. At that time he earned my respect and I ate all the rice, which happened the next day we bill. But never forget that bite of joy:)