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2014-02-16
My choice of turning my trip around to go north to south seemed to have been a good one. After 30 hours of clickety clack through the Vietnamese country side I have arrived in a rather cool Hanoi. Interesting how quick you forget the meaning of cold. The sleeper train was reasonably comfortable but at a lower standard than I have experienced in China and Russia last year. My four bed cabin was shared with various people coming and going. First 3 Russian guys who insisted that I would drink Vodka with them, however nice to offer I don't like the stuff. Then came a Vietnamese man who shared some medicines with me as I was not feeling too well after eating breakfast consisting of rice. Then came a Vietnamese couple from Sydney. They are retired and travelling the length of the country. Tea was the drink we shared in this case. Anyway to make a long story short. I bought a Honda Win and will pick it up tomorrow. Let’s see what happens next- not sure myself.
I tried to buy a jumper or jacket today as I only have T-shirts; "fat chance"are probable the right words here. Too fat/big for the sizes available.
My choice of turning my trip around to go north to south seemed to have been a good one. After 30 hours of clickety clack through the Vietnamese country side I have arrived in a rather cool Hanoi. Interesting how quick you forget the meaning of cold. The sleeper train was reasonably comfortable but at a lower standard than I have experienced in China and Russia last year. My four bed cabin was shared with various people coming and going. First 3 Russian guys who insisted that I would drink Vodka with them, however nice to offer I don't like the stuff. Then came a Vietnamese man who shared some medicines with me as I was not feeling too well after eating breakfast consisting of rice. Then came a Vietnamese couple from Sydney. They are retired and travelling the length of the country. Tea was the drink we shared in this case. Anyway to make a long story short. I bought a Honda Win and will pick it up tomorrow. Let’s see what happens next- not sure myself.
I tried to buy a jumper or jacket today as I only have T-shirts; "fat chance"are probable the right words here. Too fat/big for the sizes available.
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Rob By the looks of it the local people have adjusted well to the climatic change, perhaps knit one jacket out of two? Good luck and stay safe richard! Am picking up your bmw today from storage to repair it....