Saturday 5th April back to Hanoi…..Monday 7th April
I woke up at Cuc Phoung National Park to the sound of gibbon calls. I had such an amazing time there that I didn’t really want to leave. I arranged to get a xe om to Highway one where I picked up a slightly less busy bus than on the way. The locals were still equally amused by me though.
When I got back to Hanoi I headed to an International Music Festival with Olly and his housemates. It was really good and apparently relatively unusual to have such a thing in Hanoi. This resulted in it being full of ex-pats. We then went onto a party boat until the early hours which was equally entertaining. For some reason I decided that it was a good idea to dance (hmmm, maybe something to do with beer) despite having hideously aching limbs from my treks in the National Park.
Following on from a long day and a late night Sunday was not particularly productive. Today I was planning to get my visa for Laos but instead went for a leisurely lunch at Koto which is a restaurant set up to assist local young people out of poverty and into hospitality. I then went to the temple of literature with one of Olly’s housemate’s friends who somewhat oddly lives about a mile from me in London. The coincidences keep happening like meeting the girl I met in Nha Trang on the boat as she was staying in the same place as the guy I went for lunch with today. I think that Vietnam, and Hanoi in particular, is the place for the three Cs……. Cocktails, cakes and coincidences!
I’m laughing lots at your blog – sounds like you’re having a ball :o)
I’ll be out in Oz (or more specifically, Sydney) in November for a couple of weeks – so I’ll be picking your brains for all the best sites and the such like. Hopefully doing stopovers in Hong Kong and / or Singapore as well – though maybe dreading such a long flight with a wee one!
Have fun, take care H x
Hi Helen,
Sounds like a fun trip although, as awesome as he is, I am not entirely envious of having your little one in tow! I presume you are going to visit your sister?
I’m actually only spending 4 nights in both Sydney and Singapore alike but will offer you any advice I acquire along the way. I was talking to a couple from London here tonight who said that the “Prince of Wales” is a good place to stay in Singapore which is in the “Little India” district. It’s apparently 15 dollars, clean and run by English people. Hey, so there’s some advice before I even arrive there – are you impressed or what? ;o)
Zx
V impressed!! Yup, am going to visit sis and be her chief bridesmaid!!! Wedding is set for Nov 23rd. As you say, travel with a wee one might not be that fun, but….. Needs must and all that!! Maybe I can blag a free upgrade and leave him with Nannie, Grandad and Daddy! He’s a lil monkey – will e-mail link to Lex cam photo album!!