Once again we arrived in a city, this time Hanoi, tired, hungrey and in need of a hot shower. We adventually, after an hour or so trudging around in the rain, found a so called guesthouse which had vacancies and was in our price range. Unfortunately our budjet could only stretch to a room which resembeled a giant damp tupaware container! Our room seemed to be a cheap addition to the hotel, the walls were made of thin plastic and the roof of tin. Due to the broken bathroom door it was possible to take a morning shower whilst waving to the nextdoor neighbours! Thanks to the homely drizzel which accompanied our first few days in the capitol, sightseeing was put aside and we booked our planned excursions. Firstly our boat trip to Halong Bay and
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