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Well, got to Hanoi from Danang on yet another sleeper bus - this one was a bit of an older bus than the others but i was comfy enough and slept soundly thru! The bus pulled up into the bus station and before i even got off the bus taxi men where shouting "Taxi, Taxi!!!" at me - its very frustrating, i know they're only trying to do their job and fighting for business....anyway.....got a taxi to a hotel which was nice enough, altho the bed was very hard!! Had a little explore of the city and decided i didnt like it! Haha! Far too busy and crowded and noisy, too many mopeds and cars ARGH! Also got attacked (well, not attacked) by a lady who was carrying baskets of fruit on a plank of wood over her shoulder and she shoved it on my shoulder and said"photo...ONE DOLLAR!" ....1)it was really heavy and hurt my shoulder, 2) I didnt want my photo taken so i gave it back and said no thanks, politely but rather sternly too but then she shoved a bag of bananas and pineapple in my hand and said ONE DOLLAR!! i gave it her back and said i didnt want any fruit, but she was pretty aggressive actually so in the end i just gave her a stupid dollar and walked off, to find a trip outta here for a day or two until my flight to singapore!!
HALONG BAY
I booked a 2 day/1 night trip staying overnight on a boat, and sailing around Cat Ba Island and seeing the caves there which was really good. The food was interesting....the fish was really nice but they had squid too, i was brave and tried it but me no likey! and for breakfast it was just bread.....but i had a lot of food chillin in the sun on the deck and reading my book inbetween visiting the caves and playing drinkin card games with fellow boat people, two peeps from ireland and an aussie :) It was just what i needed, a little break from the hustle and bustle of they city and a bit of sun! So when i returned from that trip i only had one more night to stay in Hanoi before my flight to Singapore, and i had to get up early for that so i had a pretty early night!
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