Monday 18 September - Hanoi Awake at 8.30am, and yep, 12.30am is just a little too late. But with our Hanoi days fast disappearing, I don’t actually want them to end. And giving up and going to sleep means they end. And yes, I know that doesn’t really make sense, when we then lose hours … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 21
Sunday 17 September - Hanoi Wake a few times during the night, but each time it’s still dark. That’s good. But then it is light; bit before 8.00am, I’m told. Lay there, but then force myself, as well as Lisa, to make a move. Downstairs after 8.30am, into the breakfast area, and we’re it. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 20
Saturday 16 September - Hanoi Another slow-ish start, not getting up till just after 8.00am. Downstairs around 8.30am, and this time we both disappoint the breakfast staff, choosing just fruit, along of course with a cà phê sữa đá. We sit, eat, savour the coffee, chat a little, but the chatting comes to an abrupt … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 19
Friday 15 September - Hanoi It’s a slow start, as it was always likely to be. You know, someone’s jetlag and all. 8.00am comes and goes, but I don’t let 8.30am arrive without being vertical. Enough is enough. Get sorted and head downstairs. And yes, it is down the stairs. They’re not difficult stairs. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 18
Thursday 14 September - Hanoi Wake up. It’s dark. So dark, that I know it’s still the middle of the night. I don’t bother checking the time. There’s no point. That darkness, coupled with the quietness, tells me I have hours. But it’s not completely noise free, as I can hear rain. And it’s heavy … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 17
Wednesday 13 September - Hanoi Awake just before 7.00am. Nah, too early. Back to sleep, and surprisingly, it works. Awake an hour later, and yep, far more respectable. Get organised; for what, I’m still not sure; and downstairs to do something about breakfast. I’m it, there’s no one else there. As I take a seat, … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 16
Tuesday 12 September - Bac Ha - Hanoi Awake at 3.00am. Then again at 5.00am. Damn this clock watching / alarm anticipation thing in my sleep. Lay, doze, but mainly lay, and then get up just before 6.00am. Off to the toilet to check things out, and it seems it is all but a distant … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 15
Monday 11 September - Ban Phung - Bac Ha Eyes open. It’s light. And a little noisy. Out of bed and over to my phone, which is hanging from the only, and most inappropriately positioned, powerpoint I could find last night. 6.00am. Good, I don’t have to get up yet. A quick look outside at … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 14
Sunday 10 September - Bac Ha - Ban Phung Awake. It’s 4.30am. Good, still got two hours. But the two hours is made up of a mixture of some sleep, some half dozing, and some simply just lying there. The alarm is saved from doing its thing when I give up just before 6.30am. Yesterday’s … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 13
Saturday 9 September - Bac Ha Awake. It’s not quite 6.00am. The good news is, I ain’t getting up. The better news is, I actually don’t feel too bad. Back to sleep, awake again half an hour later; still feel okay. Kind of promising. The lazy morning ensues, and finally a move is made around … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 12
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