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We flew from Hue to Hanoi in the morning and then proceeded to take a bus tour around town, followed by lunch and then we went to the Temple of Literature. Today was another hot day, and I think the heat is starting to affect all of us. We are all worn out and exhausted.
Found out today that some people on our tour group were involved in some bad situations last night in Hue.
One guy took a cyclo to go to a custom made t-shirt store and showed the driver a map of where it was located and they agreed on 50,000 dong. Shortly after they started riding off, the driver took him to a different location and when confronted, the driver appologized and said he didn't know where the shop was located but he would ask a friend. Then he took him to another location that wasn't correct and finally the guy told him to drop him off back at our hotel (which the driver thankfully did). But once at the hotel, the driver asked him for 500,000 dong because he travelled so far but he settled for 100,000 dong.
Another situation that happened, was after the bar three guys decided to take rides from some locals driving motorcycles. They were a bit drunk and weren't sure how to get back to the hotel. The first two guys rode off and didn't seem to have any issues, while the last guy's driver seemed to be having some issues and taking some time. Eventually, the driver stopped into an alley way and pulled out a knife and put it to his neck and asked for money. Guess the guy said "no" at first and the knife was pressed even harder into his neck; then since there were two other locals behind the driver, the guy did the smart thing and gave them some money and they let him go.
So its a good thing neither one of them got seriously injured.
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Painter EEEEKKK! That every friend and relative shrieking in concern! We want all of you to have a fabulous time on your holiday and nothing horrendous to happen to any of you. Stay together and stay safe. I'm glad every one involved got back safely.
Clark Kent That's not good at all. All the more reason to play it safe. But that's too bad things like that have to happen. A real turn off. At least nobody was injured and that your safe.