The train ride was lovely, if a little long. There were moments where the view just opened up and we were sidling along coastline looking out onto the ocean wih either a small inlet, beach or just straight forest all around. It was amazing at times just watching the view open up and seeing the ocean or seeing small villages or even decorated tombs along the side.
The hotel we're staying in is called the Orchid Hotel, it's priced at about 3 stars but the service we've received has been closer to 5. They had welcome drinks and snacks for us and they replaced the computer tower in the room the moment we asked as the other wouldn't turn on. Oh and I forgot to mention it has a bath, which is just a wonderful thing at this stage of the trip.
We freshened up and headed out to meet one of Nicola's friends from high school, she's traveling with her boyfriend on a tour going the opposite direction to us. We had dinner at a place called Le's Garden, it's tacky and had terrible service. Their western menu was majorly overpriced, some of the burgers came out cold, one wasn't completely cooked (beef, granted but not ideal). I ordered from the Vietnamese menu and I got a decent serving size but it was nothing special. I wouldn't recommend it unless desperate. We then headed to a bar called Brown Eyes, this place is surprisingly just up the street and a busy hub of activity. The music was great, props to the dj he did a great job while we were there. There was a pool table with about three games over the few hours we were there. It was very loud but it was nice to dance for a bit. We then headed back aired out our coats (cause I love my new coat smelling like tobacoo). It was actually fairly cold tonight, I wore leggings under my pants. But my bed is comfy so I will finish here and sleep for tomorrow.
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