Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Vietnam, day 8 or 9 or Wednesday, I think

I feel like Towlie:  I have no idea what's going on.

Yesterday I was supposed to be on a night train to Hoi An.  Instead I was huddled under the blankets in my hotel room, freezing, chills, aches for hours.  I never left the hotel, and after getting a cup of tea for breakfast, I never left the room. I never left the bed, except to pee.  I basically slept and shivered, and then sweated, all day and night and when I woke this morning, at 5:00 am, it was all gone.  No idea what it was and I don't care, just grateful it left.

Therefore, instead of the overnight train I am taking a short flight to Hue this afternoon, will be in Hoi An by 4:00 pm.  I will definitely take the overnight train back, since I have the ticket.  And the tickets were supposedly non-refundable, since I cancelled at the last minute, but the front desk staff called the company and got half of my money back!  I was shocked!  I put most of it in their tip box, since I expected nothing.  

One thing to say before I leave for the airport:  not once have a seen a homeless person or anyone asking for spare change.  Even in the very early morning, when you might see someone sleeping in a doorway, nothing. As I am learning from talking to Vietnamese, no one needs to be homeless, there is always room for another person in someones home. There is always a small job, even if it simply selling postcards to American tourists in the park. People work very hard here, basically the small shops are open from 6:30 in the morning til about 10:00 at night.  Everyone works.  It's quite a testament to the people and their ethics.

Hopefully there will be a computer at my disposal in Hoi An.  Will catch up with you there.

cheers.

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