Saturday, June 30, 2007

Well, the overnight train to Nha Trang was kind of exciting. 4 of us girls in a room, felt much like a sleepover party. Took my handy sleeping tablet and was out, woke only once during the night. The toilet on the train was interesting. Basically, a squat toilet with a hole that goes directly through the bottom of the train. So yes, you actually pee right onto the track. Strange. Nha Trang has been quite hot. Spent the first day on the beach for a bit, then headed off for a soak in the mudbaths, followed by a hotwater mineral bath, followed by a hotwater pool, followed by a 60 minute massage, all for 12USD. My second massage since being here. It's so cheap. Apparently, Nha Trang is the place to party. Not a lot going on for a friday night though. Sarah and I left the bar on our own and walked right by our hotel, of course. Ended up walking around for half an hour or so asking random people if they knew where our hotel was. Most had no clue what we were saying and we did run into some sketchy individuals. Mostly, cyclo or moto drivers wanting to give us a ride. We did finally find the hotel, waking up the hotel attendant that was sleeping on a mattress in the lobby of the hotel on our way in . . . it was clearly a very posh hotel.

Today, we had a bit of a lie-in, 0800, had a leisurely breakfast and then headed off to a high class restaurant with pool. That's where we've spent a majority of the day, relaxing and recovering from the hectic mud pool and massage therapy yesterday. We leave tonight on another overnight train to Danang, where we catch a bus to Hoi An, central east Vietnam. Looking forward to doing some much needed laundering. It's becoming rather monotonous, wearing the same clothes day in and day out. Not only that, but as soon as you put something clean on, you step outside and you're already sweating in it. Ah well.

Unfortunately, I cannot upload any pics as there is no USB connection, not as common as in Cambodia, strangely enough. Hope everyone is well. Will update soon.

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