Today was bloody miserable. I'd booked a trip to Tam Coc and Hau Lau (2 hours South of Hanoi). I was picked up at 8 when it started to piss it down. When we arrived, the weather hadn't improved any, so we all bought a poncho and wandered around the old capital for a bit. Then the fun really started with a 90 minute boat trip in torrential rain. It's a shame because the location is really beautiful with the river and the mountains. Instead we just passed boat after boat of miserable faced tourists in ponchos! By the end of it I was completely drenched and ready to go home! We were supposed to end the trip with a bike ride, but due to the weather I'm glad that was canned!
I got back to Hanoi around 6, had some dinner and went to the Latin Salsa festival. I arrived in time for the shows around 8:45. It took forever to get started as they seemed to invite and introduce every man and his dog on stage. Then they had some sort of bachata competition where 5 couples danced in front of judges. And then I lost count of all the performances after that. They didn't finish until 1030 so we're
talking almost two hours to sit through until the dancing actually started. I proved to be very popular, being the only white girl with blond hair on the dance floor. I had a few really good dances though so I'm glad I went along.
I have an early flight to Hong Kong tomorrow so it's bed time.
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