We've turned our backs on silver screen re-enactment.
Instead, today, we chose to visit Chùa Thiện Quang temple for some cultural and spiritual enlightenment .
(Quite possibly a tall order, but we shall see).
Encouragingly, the taxi driver knew where it was and we set off.
It should come as no surprise to seasoned readers to learn that, on arrival, the temple gates were firmly locked. For lunch apparently.
This seems to be a recurring theme here in Vietnam, and one wonders how they ever managed to defeat the assorted Allied forces if they stopped for lunch each day.
Anyhow......
Eventually the temple doors creaked open to reveal a frankly bonkers set of religious stuff.
Pausing only to don (faintly monkish, faintly musty) brown robes, we began exploring.
And believe me, reader, there was MUCH to explore.....
Buddhas of every shape, size and ethnicity, together with diminutive bathing beauties.......this temple's got it all.
Accompanied by an excellent soundtrack of chanting, we lurched from altar to altar, never once tripping up on the (frankly voluminous) robes.
Full credit to those monks that choose to wear them full time.
Culturally, and perhaps a little bit spiritually enlightened, we wandered off to begin the 3 mile (taxi-less) journey back to the hotel
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