Well nothing to report today. We left Ho Chi Minh and headed north to Dalat. Although Dalat is only 300km from Co Chi Minh is took 8.5 hours! The roads are sooooo dodgy and narrow and there is absolutely NO road rules......
I sat toward the back of the mini bus behind someone who has a big head (yes apparently there are other people in the world who have big heads, it's not just me) anyway getting back to the story, I sat behind the big-headed person so I couldn't see out of the window as it's terrifying....... These people are crazy......
We visited some beautiful villages along the way and saw a statue of a giant chicken, I kid you not! But mostly we just sat on a bumpy bus with our knees around our heads (our mini bus was built for midgets, poor Ian) and saw many strange things being transported on the backs of motor bikes. The winners for today were: a bike with 3 live pigs strapped to the back (my personal favourite), followed closely by a fridge. And we aren't taking about a bar fridge, this was a full size fridge. Finally I saw someone transporting a wardrobe, wow.
I sat toward the back of the mini bus behind someone who has a big head (yes apparently there are other people in the world who have big heads, it's not just me) anyway getting back to the story, I sat behind the big-headed person so I couldn't see out of the window as it's terrifying....... These people are crazy......
We visited some beautiful villages along the way and saw a statue of a giant chicken, I kid you not! But mostly we just sat on a bumpy bus with our knees around our heads (our mini bus was built for midgets, poor Ian) and saw many strange things being transported on the backs of motor bikes. The winners for today were: a bike with 3 live pigs strapped to the back (my personal favourite), followed closely by a fridge. And we aren't taking about a bar fridge, this was a full size fridge. Finally I saw someone transporting a wardrobe, wow.
Dalat is beautiful, it's high up in the mountains and it's cold, arrggghhhh.... Can you believe it's only 20 degrees. Ian is very smug as he packed jeans, guess who didn't. However I do have my very fashionable 'man shoes' on with socks. As they now hurt my feet. This however is something that we can't mention and I can guarantee there will be no photographic evidence of them.
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| View from our hotel room.... |
We had a lovely dinner tonight and I'm glad to report that my fashion sense improved dramatically over the course of the evening. This was due to the fact that it started to rain slightly so I had to complete the look with a pink poncho. At least my hair isn't frizzy as there isn't any humidity up here. Thank god it only rained for about 20 minutes as I was starting to look very special.
Our accommodation has improved as we now have hot water, however we are on the second floor of a 3 story hotel and the ceiling is wood. Very thin wood, so we can hear EVERYTHING above us. I did warn everyone about this at dinner just in case they wanted to read out loud or something......
