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Hanoi and North Vietnam

Posted by Glug | 9th February 2006

Hoi an

Fresh off our 12 hour bus ride - they aren't fun, but I met a friend, Dill, so we aparently managed to keep a chunk of the bus awake. It's lucky we aborted our attempts to get everyone singing - we arrived into the heart of Hoi An. This town is one of the only ones in Vietnam not to have been damaged in the numerous wars. Sadly, our first taste of it was at 6am on a very wet day! Thankfully the bus dropped us at a really nice, cheap hotel - there's a lot in Hoi An - where we crashed until lunchtime and the sun had appeared. Actually, it was in full force by that point, and those of you that know me will know what the sun does to me...

Digressing slightly, I'm going to move onto the buses. Poor old Dan was becoming less of a fan of the buses than me, and often felt terrible whenever we arrived anywhere. I was ok, as long as I reacted fast enough with my knee when I saw the person in front going for the tall person crippling lever (or recliner as it's known). I 'd als

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