Saturday, July 20, 2013

We made it!

The flight from Hanoi was a bit bumpy and we faced some mystery meat in the snack service, but otherwise it was good.  The boys were a bit iffy - mostly seeking ngative attention behaviors.  We made it to the hotel around 5pm, and after some confusion, we picked up our phone and made it to or rooms - adjoining.  Pretty gorgeous!  We asked for a couple of chairs to be removed to make the access between the rooms safer.  After unpacking we had some very yummy dinner - but the boys were nearly GONE!  Medko misunderstood something about pizza and ultimately put his head down and Tam fell asleep on Donna in a VERY noisy restaurant.  All in all, they were tough given the amount of change they are facing and the amount of travel.

We met Hang (aka Katty) in Hanoi for a post breakfast chat.  She and Tam were super duper cute walking down the street holding hands - picture(s) to come.  Really nice to see her and catch up.

Some serious confusion on internet access (for now) - hotel charges a mere $80 for a week for wifi in the room.  We paid it last night, but it now appears that maybe we didn't have to... we'll see.  Planning for a day of exploring the hotel and surrounds - a big park across the street and the pool plus a kiddy play area a couple floors down have promise.  And finding a real life 7 Eleven in our hotel complex - think Vegas style hotel system - just not quite as big.  Bottled water is apparently a biger money maker here than in the US.  $12 for an Evian, $15 for a 800ml Voss.

We are looking at what might be state controlled weather - 91 high, 79 low, 60% chance of rain everyday for the next 7.  Not really of course - just odd.  

No comments:

Post a Comment