So we are now in Vietnam. The stopover in Singapore was a good opportunity to just chill out and enjoy the beginning of the journey. While in the lounge I had a shower and a lousy coffee (and a Facebook fix!), We went in search of a decent coffee and browsed the duty free stores - of which there are miles. Again found that the camera I want is cheaper at store price back home. What the..? We spent some of Dad's bonus in the grog store - how unusual! Thanks Dad, all we need now is the tonic water!
Flight was uneventful. Still can't work out the stupid inflight entertainment but was lucky enough to snag Tangled at the opening credits.
We are now another hour behind, so 3 hours in total from home time.
We were met at the airport by our driver who looked after our luggage while we did business with an ATM. With over a million dong in our wallets we feel pretty rich! Our driver brings the car around and the luggage is put in the back. He tells us one of us should sit in the front so Tyrell gets in only to be confronted with a steering wheel! Left hand drive droppy!! Even the military guys watching laughed! The drive in to the hotel was about 40 minutes and was made very interesting by a very informative driver - not Tyrell! Such interesting architecture and hopefully some good photo ops tomorrow when he picks us up for a full day tour. We will have his sole attention so it should be a great day.
Once at the hotel we checked into our rooms and then went to the pool. Warmer than a bath and not refreshing at all but very welcome all the same. We had a few drinks (not at all cheap by the way) and a club sandwich which we called dinner and then we're off to bed. Yes, it's only 6.30pm but we've been on the go for over 24 hours so looking forward to a good night's sleep.
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