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Cat ba tet

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Now in Haiphong for Tet. Largely a case of people going around and round on motorbikes paying social calls to families and friends which I seem to have participated in my fair share. But all good fun and Haiphong doesn’t lack in pretty girls so no complaints. Also put in a couple of visits to nightclubs which certainly a lot more upmarket than most things in Vietnam and obviously where the monied youth hang out.

Before here did some socail visits to the countryside in Cat ba, always good to get into the villages as scenery so wonderful. Cat ba itself was deserted but I here 3000 Chinese arrived so should be busy when I get back there tonight.

Cat ba new year

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Tomorrow Tet and new year but here all quiet as people finishing the spring cleaning and heading back to their families in the villages and Haiphong. The hotel now down to me and the owner but the girls sweet and before leaving stocked the place up and prepared food so we shouldn’t starve !.

From tomorrow for the Vietanamese it is largely a case of visiting relatives/friends, eating lots and getting very drunk. I gather tomorrow have to go to the village and Haiphong on Friday for visits but hopefully not too painful.