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3 hours in a cramped bus. With bum asleep, legs in pain and generally in a bad mood, I was not happy to hear the tour guide say "All boats cancelled because of storm, and no more boats for 3 days". It was just what I didnt want to hear about my trip to Halong Bay, the famous bay filled with imposing rocky islands - certainly a must see in Vietnam. So all we did then was head back to Hanoi. Another 3 hours, same cramped seat. Grrrr.
I met up with Khay again in the evening and grabbed some dinner and a few bia hois (fresh beer). Its very interesting to experience a vietnamese city with a vietnamese speaker, as you don't feel like a complete tourist speaking loudly and slowly all the time. However it also made me feel very guilty that I havent learnt to speak Vietnamese. Or Cambodian, Malaysian, Thai, Lao, Japanese or Aussie.
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