Washington DC, July 2005 - When we got to Washington DC, most of my cousins went to California due to an unexpected situation. We only managed to visit with chi. Tie^'n, chau' Lan Anh and the grandchildrens. Then we went to chu' Gia'm's home for dinner. We got there later than anticipated and did not get to see Cu'n and Phong. However, Nhu? and ... After dinner, with some stories repeated umteens times :), we went to co Nha^m's home for a late night visit and got to see some beautiful Tibetan artworks done by chu's daughter. The following day, we visited chu' Thu.'s family for breakfast that turned out to be lunch. He has a brand new and beautiful home. Then we went to chu' Thuy? home in the afternoon. They just moved in to a big beautiful home as well. They wanted us to stay for dinner but unfortunately we had to decline due to a prior engagement since we had not been able to contact them earlier.

Before we left Virginia, we stopped by chu's Gia'm home again. Co^ Ha.nh gave us ba'nh and ca` for the trip - just like a caring mom!

It was fun to see relatives and the city again. We left with good memories. I hope my next trip won't be another 17 years apart.