Canada Day in Nha Trang, Vietnam

While we were in Hoi An, Steve and I decided to get custom made silk shirts so that we could celebrate Canada Day in style. We also figured it was a good way of meeting other Canadians. Fortunately, the shirts were a resounding success. Two different people saw us wearing our shirts and told us about a Canada Day party being hosted by Guava Bar, which is owned by two guys from Vancouver.

We got there nice and early, around 6pm so we could take advantage of 2-for-1 beers during happy hour. The place was kind of empty, but we met some great guys from Calgary. One of them just graduated from the same program my brother is in (Queen's Engineering). All of sudden once the live band started playing the bar was packed. However, it was mainly packed with Brits and Aussies (go figure). We did manage to meet a few other Canadians though.

Generally I'm doing my best to stick to local fare, but last night I couldn't resist ordering a poutine for dinner. It was no Edelweiss Valley poutine, but it wasn't bad either.

Last night was probably the most fun we've had yet - we befriended the dozen or so other Canadians in the bar, and then also ran into two groups of girls that were on our sleeper bus from Hoi An to Nha Trang. There is this one group of English girls we've run into in Hanoi, Hoi An, and now Nha Trang. Steve also ran into them in Hue! It's as if we have the exact same trip planned. They're fun to hang out with, so we're happy to keep bumping into them.

There was a live band that came on once the bar started filling up, and they were letting people come up to the mic and sing. We decided some Our Lady Peace and Tragically Hip would be in order, and the band leader actually let Steve borrow his guitar. So, with Steve doing guitar and vocals, and myself doing the tamborine and vocals, we belted out the songs Fireworks and Clumsy, followed by Steve doing a rendition of the Guess Who's American Woman. As many of you know I am one of the Levitan's who was not born with the singing gene (that would be my sister and father who were). Steve can sing though. We powered through our short set to rave reviews. I guess people just respect you for getting up in front of a crowd.

The $17 USD we each spent on our silk Canadian flag shirts might be the best $17 either of us has ever spent. Even if we never wear the shirts again (which we will), the fun we had last night was more than worth it.