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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