Golden Sun Hotel 4 Hanoi

... power had gone off again. The girls made their way through a white and a red bottle of Dalat wine, not the finest vintage, but the only acceptable form of alcoholic beverage if you don’t drink beer and happen to be on a budget! We played a lot of cards, squashed some cockroaches and waited an hour for a very delicious hot chocolate pudding. The storm was definitely getting worse as we were nearly blown away on the walk back to the hotel.

Thursday morning was ...

... the outskirts of town. This night bus was the most uncomfortable one we had travelled on as the seats were too long in the back and not long enough in the legs - even Cesca was uncomfortable. We were quite glad that we were only on it for a few hours. As is normal around here the bus driver obviously knew a hotel owner in town as he made a quick phone call on the outskirts and magically there was someone to meet us when we got off the bus outside a hotel to offer us a room for the night.

... to say that we went to
what's left of Hoa Loa Prison as most of the prison was sold to
foreign developers who developed a hotel complex called Hanoi Towers.
Only a small section that contains a museum remains. But it was
still important to see. The French built the prison in 1896 and most
of the museum tells of the horrors Vietnamese prisoners had to endure
at the hands of the French. And the French did come up with some
gruesome torture techniques ...

Well, it h*s been * cr*zy p*st few d*ys. It st*rted *bout 4 nights *go. I w*s sitting outside of my hostel h*ving * beer when * bunch of people who I knew, were w*iting for * bus to go to * sn*ke f*rm for dinner. They convinced me to go with, *nd there w*s *n extr* se*t on the bus...wh*t * gre*t decision.
We *rrived *bout 15 minutes outside of the center of H*noi *t * little rest*ur*nt. A Vietn*mese m*n w*lked us into wh*t looked like ...

... after American carpet bombings. We found all of them extremely interesting and informative. They provided loads of information we didn’t know and I must say, it was great to see things from their perspective. It was incredibly one sided, but why not I say. I’m pretty sure the Americans didn’t give a balanced view during the war itself.
Next up on our Vietnam adventure were the rellies. Suzanna’s mum Linda and sister, Carly. Well, the less said about ...

... The ‘wet markets’ never fail to amuse and interest us as we wonder if our evening meals start in the mud of these narrow little lanes. Also, the numerous tube houses were a sight to behold. Narrow but long houses of only a few metres width due to the fact that dwellings used to be taxed on the basis of their width. We bought a few trinkets and then had a delicious Vietnamese meal at the Ladybird Café for $11 AUD before heading home for an afternoon siesta.

... at 2.30am in Hanoi - a journey of 18 hours in total. Woopeeeeeeee.

We had a number of stops on the Vietnamese side - fuel, police checks, **** breaks - and a lot of rain as well. At some points we were driving very quickly (change of driver after a police checkpoint) in sheet rain, with it being impossible to see outside, especially from the front window. Now I don't drive, but understand this to be a grave problem. It was okay though. The driver just ...

... le pays a lui aussi. La ride vers l'aéroport est assez tough... On a aussi certaines inquiétudes sur le voyage (36 hrs de voyagement, 4 avions). Comment va réagir Yohan? va t-il bien dormir? Va t-il pleurer pendant 8 heures? Jusqu'a maintenant, ses nuits ne sont pas trop mal(réveil vers minuit et 3 AM) pour un demi-biberon. Environ 2 hrs de sieste pendant le jour. Bon, on prend notre vol bientot. On se reparle a notre arrivée au Qc... Ciao, Pat

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The
Lucky Hotels are in the heart of Ha
Noi’s old quarter and surrounded by busstling shopping ancient streets ...