Day 20 - .........Knock on the compartment door at 03:30 and it was time for the woman to get off the train so it was just the two of us again all the way to Nimh Binh. Awoke at about 7am to have a bit of breakkie, after finally figuring out how to operate the boiling water so noodles it was. Average at best but did a job!! We got to Ninh Binh at just after 8am so we were given a knock just before to make sure we were ready to get off. Off the train we were inst...

Day 19 - Another lazy ish morning and down for breakfast, a nice omelette this time. We hired a couple of bikes for the day which was pretty dangerous due to the lack of rules on the road and the fact that the bikes weren't built to go in a straight line! With our strategy in place for the large bridge, we set out for the Thien Mu Pagoda which is a buddist monk temple approx 7km's from the hotel. We managed to get to the bridge junction, the lights turned green ...

Day 18 - Bit of a lazy morning as only up for breakfast at 08:45. Then it was off over the bridge to the other side of town to the glasses shop as 'someone' had decided her (oops) glasses were not right after all. Saw a fella pulling an office chair by some rope over the bridge in very heavy traffic!! The guy in the glasses shop was actually more than willing to change them which I didn't expect as we didn't have a receipt or anything. Lucky he turned up on his m...

Day 17 - Our first day in Hue - we are here a while so didn't want to rush things. We head down stairs for breakfast which consists of noodle soap, toast and homemade jam, fruit and coffee - not too bad as it's all included in our £12 a night! First stop to get me some glasses - head to a shop recommended on good old Trip Advisor (not that I'm obsessed or anything) and then proceed to try on nearly every pair in the shop. Settle on a pair of black frames and s...

Day 16 - After having a nights sleep which included a free exfoliating leg treatment due to our trip to beach and subsequent deposit of sand in the bed, it was off to breakfast. Strategies in place it was fruit, followed by bacon, sausages and a bit of salad. Then came course 3, the omelette cooked with whatever ingredients you wanted and all washed down by 2 courses croissants, both plain and chocolate! We must point out that it was hammering down with rain at ...