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How I spent my birthday in Hoi An- Vietnam

I celebrated my 13th birthday in Hoi An! It was a great day! I woke up and chillaxed for an hour (and had left over pizza for breakfast)  and then headed over to a spa.


The spas in Vietnam are not as cheap as Thailand, but pretty close! I enjoyed a foot massage and a pedicure!!!
The lady that worked there was super nice and she gave me a cute little wallet for my birthday!

We went to lunch at Baba's Indian restaurant. It was delicious. My favourite thing there is the butter chicken!


After the delicious lunch, I went to ANOTHER spa, to get a manicure!




We went to a cafe to play cards for an hour or so to burn time before the market opened.


 We then went to the market street for a bit! We walked along the street to get to Vy's Market Restaurant. It's kind of a cafeteria - style restaurant where you can watch the cooks making your meal.


Yummy food and friendly people! We had tried a delicious tiramisu a couple days before, so for dessert we got it again! SSSOOOOOO yummy! 

I even got to lower a lantern into the lake with my wishes instead of blowing out candles.

I had a really fun birthday, although, I did miss celebrating with my family and friends back home!!!


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  1. Sounds like a super way to turn 13!

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  2. Happy birthday Chelsea! Sounds like an awesome way to spend a birthday.

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  3. Go Chelsea!
    Go Chelsea!!
    Go Chelsea!!!
    You were definitely Queen for a Day!! Big Congrats....

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  4. 2 spas in one day. Very cool. 13 yeqrs old! Wow! Glad to see that your day was great, and the food seemed delicious! Happy birthday Chelsea! From the Brewster bunch!

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  5. Thanks guys! It means a lot that you guys are reading! The food was delish! 🥗🍲🥘🍰It was a special b-day!!

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