One of the things that is frequently part of the features that a condo operation has is some sort of rooftop atmosphere. The more expensive places have pools on the roof, which is something I have always found to be incredibly exotic. Some of my friends live in places like that. I unfortunately do not and am not willing to pay the extra $80 a month in order to get it, especially when I just piggyback on my friends' pools like a scumbag.
Right now the city is back in a sort of lockdown and I don't really understand the rules and how they have changed, but you only need to walk around this city for a little while to realize that things have definitely changed. All the fun stuff is closed and we are just going to supermarkets at this point and then meeting people on your own rooftops for some drinks.
My rooftop isn't the best, but at least you can see the ocean (kinda) from up here. I also get to see the rooftop pool on the place next door to mine and stare at it with jealous eyes.
If your eyes are good you can see the giant ferris wheel in the distance
Da Nang doesn't have the loveliest architecture in the world as almost everything is a cement rectangle of sorts, including my building. But hey! At least it is cheap, right? I think that all of us in the expat community here can agree on that.
The rooftop hangout areas are all a real nice addition to the building but honestly, I kind of take them for granted until we are basically forced to use them. I haven't been up here in a month and that was because someone else was having a party.
The reason we are all hanging out up here again is because it is basically the only place you can hang out legally at the moment and this is because some new virus cases were found just a few blocks away from here.
This one street corner is totally blocked off and the people inside those taped off areas are not supposed to leave - there are guards there 24hours a day to make sure they don't. We are not supposed to go in there either. I feel bad for the people that are in those buildings and I know one of them. I at the moment am restricted in the stuff I can do, but at least I can get off my block and go shopping or just go for a walk.
At the moment I do not know what is going on or how this is being handled. I just take it day by day and look forward to the evening rooftop sessions - the rest of the time I basically just stay indoors and I can't really blame that on Covid all that much. I'm just a lazy bastard and this doesn't really bother me that much.