28.10.07.
8.35AM...TRAIN PULLED IN AT BEIJENG STATION.
9.00AM...TAXI TO HOSTEL.
9.45AM...BOOKED TWIN ROOM ENSUITE.
10.00AM...EGG/TOMATO ON TOAST/COFFEE.
10.45AM...SHOWER/SHAVE...WONDERFUL.
11.55AM...BEER...VERY WONDERFUL.
2.00PM...WALKED THE STREETS OUTSIDE OUR HOSTEL...FOOD STALLS...BAG SELLERS.
4.00PM...CHATTING WITH OTHER TRAVELLERS...WEATHER GONE COLD...WATCHED A ANIMATED FILM ABOUT A RAT BECOMING A TOP CHEF IN PARIS...WORTH A LOOK!
6.00PM...BURGER AND CHIPS...YUK...BANANA PANCAKE...PASSABLE.
7.10PM...TOILET LEAKING IN ROOM.
7.20PM...CHANGED ROOM.
7.40PM...HEATER NOT WORKING.
8.00PM...CHANGED ROOM AGAIN!...MADE SURE ALL WAS OK BEFORE WE SHIFTED BAGS AGAIN.
8.40PM...WENT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD FIND BAR WHERE VILLA/BOLTON MATCH ON...NU STAYED IN WITH BRANDY AND COKE.
9.10PM...AT ANOTHER HOSTEL THAT HAD SKY TV...BUT COULDN'T GET MATCH ON 'CAUSE OF WEATHER...YEAH RIGHT!
9.20PM...SPOKE WITH TWO ALRIGHT GUYS...ISRAELI AND AUSSIE...BIT OF A DEEP CONVERSATION AT TIMES...ENJOYED IT THOUGH...THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT I WAS GAY!...IS IT THE WAY I WALK?...WANTED TO TAKE ME DANCING!
10.30PM...WALKED BACK TO HOSTEL.
10.40PM...NU STILL AWAKE...DRINKING BRANDY AND WATCHING SOME DANCE PROG.
11.10PM...GOOD NIGHT!
29.10.07.
8.30AM...WOKE...COFFEE.
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.30AM...EGG TOASTED SANDWICH/COFFEE...BRIAN HYLAND MUSIC PLAYING...NOT HEARD FOR YEARS.
10.30AM...HAILED TAXI TO TAKE US TO VIETNAM EMBASSY FOR VISAS.
11.10AM...FILLED IN FORMS...PAID DEPOSIT...PAY REST ON COLLECTION ON WEDNESDAY.
12.05PM...VIETNAM AIRLINES OFFICE CLOSED TILL 1.30PM...OUCH.
12.20PM...KEMPSKI HOTEL...BIT WELL TO DO...BUSINESS FOLK EVERYWHERE...NU...ROAST BEEF ON FRENCH BREAD...ME...CHEESE AND HAM ON FRENCH BREAD...LARGE COFFEE FOR ME...NU ON THE LAGER!...FOLLOWED BY FANCY PANTS CAKE!...ON THE WAY WE WERE SAYING HOW WE GOTTA STOP SPENDING SO MUCH...CUT OUR CLOTH ETC...NOW HERE WE ARE SPENDING TWO NIGHTS KIP ON POSH SARNIES!
1.40PM...TAXI.
2.10PM...HAVING A BEER...LISTENING TO BBC WORLD.
3.30PM...NU ENQUIRED ABOUT CHIPS...CHEF NOT ON SITE AT MO...OH!
4.10PM...NU STAYING PUT...I'M OFF ON A MISSION TO FIND PARACETEMOL.
4.50PM...MISSION COMPLETED...THOUGH IT TOOK 3 STOREYS OF A STORE AND MUCH ANIMATED WAFFLE.
5,40PM...HAD A GLORIOUS MEAL...RICE/CHICKEN/MUSHROOM/PEPPERS/ONION IN A TASTY SAUCE...AWESOME!
8.00PM...WAFFLING WITH FELLOW WAFFLERS...LAUNDRY RETURNED...WHITE POWDER MARKS EVERYWHERE!
SEALED WITH A KISS.
BYE FOR NOWZ.
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Hi there,
How are the olds doing? Bit upset to find I am an old bag in Chengdu!!!
I am in Vietnam now, Tina is as well but I think she is in Saigon now, she left the day before yesterday I have been changing my plans on a daily basis.
Are you still heading to Angkor for Xmas I may see you there.
By the way this is the most boring blog I have read, you should get yourself a laptop so you can spend more time developing a quality one.
Say hi to Nuala.
Emmax
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