DANANG
    We flew into Danang, as part of our desperate quest to get to Hoi An, or was that a desperate quest to get out of HCMC.  I don't really have much to tell you about Danang. My bag almost got sent on to Hong Kong, I had to argue with the Vietnamese official to convince him that I was positive  my bag was not on the carousel, and seeing as how there was no more luggage left on it, I really didn't feel it was going to show up anytime soon.
    We stayed here long enough to go to Christmas Mass at the famous? Danang Cathedral, visit the Champa museum, and eat at this restaurant. This hole in the wall was recommended by the lp which mentioned that it  had excellent banh cuon. Not knowing what the hell that specialty was, we decided to check out the place. Only later did we find out that the secret ingredient in the sauce, that gives it "a flowery aroma and pearlike taste", was none other than a filtered extract from insect semen. I guess what you don't know can't hurt you. Eating at that restaurant was rather comical they didnt really speak English at all, so they ended up calling a woman from a shop down the street who was studying French, and through her we managed to order food and drinks.

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