Busy little streets
Arrived in Hoi An without too much trouble. The sleeper bus that arrived to pick us up this time was, mercifully, fitted with beds big enough for me to lay down in almost flat. One interesting quirk in Vietnamese driving though, coach drivers don’t seem to slow down for spee bumps/ pot holes/ red lights. This meant that more than once everyone on the bus was thrown a foot out of their beds, as our driver, hellbent as he was on getting us to our destination on time, didn’t slow down once.
We are in a hotel that costs 10 bucks a night. For this we get some pretty good things actually, a real shower that wouldn’t look out of place in a, well, you know, real hotel. As well as Sky T.V. Big double beds (two of them) mini fridge, and even a mini pool is on the floor below us. It’s one of the nicest places yet, and with Lauren’s, ahem, second 20th Birthday in a few days we though that we deserved the luxury.
Hoi An, as seen from our bleery hungover and been on a bus all day eyes, seems lovely. Dotted around the river are countless tailors and silk lantern shops, casting their vivid reflections across the water. This hasn’t prepared you, dear readers, for the best bit of news yet. This weekend sees the annual Miss Vietnam contest being held in Hoi An, about 10 minutes casual walk from where we are staying. We found out as we approached the large fenced-off stage and saw the spotlights circling the air. The river is awash with light dragons and floating candles. The show starts tomorrow but unfortunately the tickets are sold out. Shame, it would have been an awesome way to see in Lauren’s 25th 20th.
On a final note, HSBC The World’s Local Bank has apparently screwed us once more as atm after atm tells us to contact our card issuing bank. Luckily, I accidently pushed the 6 million dong button the other day in Hanoi so we have around $80 to last until this next faze of our ongoing hatred and distrust for HSBC gets sorted.
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