That afternoon before heading off for Sapa I managed to do rather a significant amount of shopping, but obviously all justified and necessary. I some how booked on a Halong Bay trip costing US$450 via the Internet, however most people I talked to where paying US$49 for 3 days 2 night, hmmm. So I cancelled that trip and booked myself on a mid priced cruise for US$70. Clearly I was up a few hundred dollars, good news for me. I found a great shop that did custom made and designed dresses, wonderful. So I got myself 3 work dresses all various forms of silk (plain black, black with a bit of red and a green one with flowers), all custom fitted, plus I am having made a black silk evening dress, my design. Each dress cost
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