<-- Countryside of Vietnam26 hours after leaving Hong Kong we arrived in Vietnam! It took a bit of work. We arrived in Guangzhou only to find out that the next train for Nanning didn't leave until 5pm the next day! (which would've meant a horrid 20 hour wait at that train station-some of you might now what it looks like, there's no seats!). Option 2-sleeper bus. Owing to a certain trip to China during the New Year, I was not too keen on this idea. Oh, and we also didn't have a map of the city or speak the language...how does one go by finding a bus station in this situation?? By drawing pictures and playing charades of course! Luckily it was very close, and they had a bus leaving in 5 minutes. AND, I can sooo thankfully say that this ride was 100% different from my previous experience. The bus 'attendant' handed out water and 'oat mixed congee' in a can! He even used a chinese/english dictionary on his phone to tell us when we were at the rest stop (w/ clean bathrooms!).
After a series of transportation transitions and negotiations, we have finally arrived in Hanoi. The countryside we saw driving here from the border was beautiful (reminded me of the Philippines). And now we've been searching for a tour to Halong Bay, which has been ridiculous, because many companies here steal the names of companies with good reps, subsequently, you have no idea what you're going to get, no matter what you pay! Let's hope it works out...
We're off to try to catch some of game 5 of the Cup finals which they're showing at a bar here!!
Over & out.
Loves & misses to everyone reading this!!
-Chanel
1 comment:
Hey darlin', great to hear from you and that you made it safe & sound to your first destination! That's fantastic, esp. that you had a much more memorable bus ride!
Dad & I are really very excited for you and your experiences.
Lots of love,
Mom
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