Day 22

On Thursday we woke up sweating to no power. We quickly got out of the apartment and headed for some A/C and Internet access. It was nice to just relax a bit (not that I haven’t been doing a lot of that, but still nice to lay low). Also, I got to have a nice long conversation with Dana over Skype! Afterwards Tyler had a migraine and went back to rest. I opted to wander the city for a couple of hours. I did a little shopping, tried on the bridesmaid dress for their wedding, and just walked around the lake. I was thoroughly impressed with my ability to not get lost! I really have trouble in Hanoi – every street looks somewhat the same, but I made it all on my own (with only slight help from a map). It was a beautiful afternoon, but still not cool enough to sit around the apartment with no AC.

Tyler and I met up, went for lunch and then to a movie to enjoy some more AC and popcorn. We saw Iron Man – very good – and then headed home to pack for Sapa. The train left at 8:40 that night so we grabbed some KFC on the way to the train stations and we were off. We had a sleeper cabin – not bad, but still difficult to sleep. The train got in at 5:45 AM where we were picked up and taken on the long, windy, hilly road to Sapa.

I'm a bit behind in my postings, but trying to get some pictures posted, but I'm struggling. The internet here is a bit slow!