Our travels are going well. Hanoi was a bit of a mixture of sightseeing & not able to go out because of tropical storm! Girls wanted to get out so like a mother duck with her little ducklings I got them across the road & the had to bargain for them in shoe & bag shops!!
We travelled to Halong Bay & got aboard a 5* or so it seemed Junk. Meals were silver service - don't know about the girls but we were in seventh heaven. We even managed a massage! We swam, had dragonboat races & visited a grotto. Sunrise was spectacular!
It was then back to Hanoi to complete some of the activities we missed because of the rain. 7pm saw us on the overnight train (massive downgrade from the Junk! Unfortunately about 10 minutes out a motorbike rider tried to beat the train & came off second best - very traumatic for all as our carriage was right where the bike & person ended up. It appears that the rider was unconcious but his bike was fine - it was a real life lesson in consequence of actions! A couple were upset but we looked after them & eventually thye were ok.
This morning was all about what a terrible nights sleep they had - we just reminded them about the people who would not have had a soft sleep like they did! We are now in Hue & have visited the Citadel & other sights. Then it was in for a swim - it's very hot. I must say the hotels have all been miles better than I'm used to so am enjoying it. Girls are being great & are keeping the Vietnamese economy going!
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