Man, the Internet connection here is so bad... It's like sharing a dial up connection with 10 people at once. No photos now but will put some up when we find a decent Internet cafe.
From Hanoi, we caught the train to Danang. Thanks to our friend Alex who lives in Hanoi, we had some good fun and some really good Vietnamese food. He knows his stuff and our stomachs were happy. The train trip was pretty good and we managed to sleep quite a bit. The views between Hue - Danang are stunning from the train as the tracks are near the ocean and travel through some mountains.
Central Vietnam is looking like its our favorite part. The north has its charm but around here the people seem to do things differently around here. We spent a couple days in Danang and had lots of fun. Maybe it's because our close family friends Ron & Glory were very hospitable. Taking us to nice places to eat and even a 5 star resort where we enjoyed a day faking the rich life and using the resort's facilities. The health club was fun as I had my own very private sauna and steambath... Walked out feeling like a million bucks. We used the gym which is the first time we've used one in a few months. It really just made us feel wimpy and soft. Oh well. 5 stars baby, once you've had a taste its hard to go back.
From Danang, Glory & Ron's driver took us to Hoi An, just 30km south. Hoi An is a really nice place. Its clean, got that old historic feel and is a shoppers paradise. Lots of tailors and the norm is for visitors to walk away with tonnes of custom made clothes that sometimes they didnt even want to buy in the first place. Like me, I walked into a shop just asking how much a jacket cost. One thing led to another and I was being sized for a jacket, a couple of suits, shirts and custom-made leather shoes!! They even stenciled my feet and measured my toes! Uriah helped me pick the materials & colours and the tailor did the rest. Uriah's no stranger to the tailor shops either. In fact, within a couple hours of arriving in Hoi An, she already bought 3 jackets, a dress, 3 shirts! The ladies in the tailor shops are good at what they do and that is sweet-talking you.. My hats off, they got skills. We're going to have to make a stop by the post office before leaving this place as we are so far beyond the limit with our backpacks that its not even funny.
- Derek
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Hey, i just watched a program on tele called World around us, they just did a special on Vietnam. The covered most of the places u guys have already been to and also this place called SAPA. Really picturesque. Hope you get to check it out.
Denise.
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