We're just back in busy-crazy-wonderful post-Chinese New Year Hanoi to find our Hotel Room has been upgraded for our loyalty and that the upgraded toilet doesn't work. But frankly we could call our trip a day right now and we'd feel we'd had sufficient adventures after Halong Bay...
The embarressing thing is that we really didn't know that much about it, but our overnight boat trip on an 'authentic' Chinese junk was all the cliches and postcards and more. Epic mountains rearing out of dead calm waters, magic sunsets and sunrises, huge amounts of ridiculously delicious food included and wonderful visits with the happy fishing folk on floating villages... Just truly spectacular nature with a splash of culture and rough fun.
Right, we're off to check on the state of ablution repairs... later tonight - Shadow Puppet theatre!!
Ciao ciao (I know I know... I've forgotten the Vietnamese and don't have the phrasebook right now... but Italians would like it here too, promise)
Lindsey and Nick
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