No! (for the 13th time!)

Nha Trang Dec 4 - 6

12 hours to travel 500km overnight bus from Hoi an....bumped into Frank who is from Holland (isnt it veeld!) who we first met on the Yangtze cruise.

Yasaka hotel possibly the worst 4* hotel in the world......

Q. How many Vietnamese does it take to chop down a tree?
A. 14.....2 to chop, the other 12 to watch.....& then catch it.....?
(I am watching this with a slight frown and look of absolute bemusement.)

Quiet walk down the street a la Vietnam? (forget it!) - Where do I start.....:

Cyclo?.......NO!
Motorbike?...NO!
Taxi?........NO!
Boat?........NO!
Hat?.........NO!
Clothes?.....NO!
Shoes?.......NO!
Restaurant?..NO!
Fruit?.......NO!
Water?.......NO!
Hotel?.......NO!
Massage?.....NO!
Manicure?....NO!

(I used to say 'No Thanks', but that just makes them ask you the same question again....ie:
Do you want water?
*smileyface* 'No Thanks'
....Do you want water?
*blankexpression* then *thought* - err, what has changed in the nanosecond since you asked me? then 'NO!' *stomp* (have also used 'No.No.No' + 'How 'bout No!' a la Dr Evil)

Everyone.is.a.saleperson.x.myrecentinsomnia.=.it.is.starting.to.annoy.me......grrrrrr

Durian is a fruit. It supposedly tastes like heaven but smells like shite. It doesnt taste like heaven either. When we had a nightout with Tom & Phil in the New Territories, we had dessert in a place that had a 'durian' only area.It was smelly....We sat & enjoyed some really lush Chinese pud's......I digress.
Durian must also give you lots of wind, as we have been confined to our hotel for the last 24 hours due to a Typhoon obviously caused by it.....

Also finished reading 'The Sorrow of War' by Bao Ninh who fought in the Vietnam war on the N. Vietnamese side. It took me ages to read (even though it had already been translated) but was well worth it.