• Bbq Dog

    12 Ogos 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    We get up slightly late (what's new) and go to a Puppy cafe to spend some time before the bbq we're booked in for at the hostel later that evening. We're greeted by the dogs and have a wander around the beautiful gardens, we sense its time to go when it's dog orgy o'clock.

    We make our way into town, as we pass another huge golden bhudda at a monastry. We are greeted by two huge frogs in town and take our customary photo, we later learn it is a tradition to salute the frogs we will bare it in mind for next time (Https://youtu.be/XwMJFGJPzpw)

    Grabbing a few beers and starving as we head to the rooftop we notice nothings cooked, and it's diy style. 'Oh' our tummies grumble. It's a great way to socialise and speak to people, we get to know our compadres and make plans to go to a Maze bar after dinner. Full on beer and probably undercooked meat, we head to town. Words can't explain this place, from the moment you step in you are lost. God knows how many levels, secret stairwells, passages, tunnels and dead ends there are, it's like an ants nest, but a very pretty and ornate one at that. With in 5 minutes of entering we have lost each other and most of the group, it's a great place especially to break an ankle and you'd make a fortune if you set up a medical centre next door.

    We order a mini bus at kicking out time, all 14 of us sit down, the bus is full so we close the door. The door opens again whilst random backpackers are herded in like sheep by a Vietnamese man. I count about 31 or so people in varying positions, singing Sweet Caroline as 3 people are laying on our laps like a good old fashioned bundle. God knows where we are know going, we decend into a basement and the garage door closes before we all jump out and are squeezing in a lift 6 at a time, no one has a clue where we are or what's going on. But singing continues and we are transported up to sealed off room with only a bar and proper dodgy loo. We have a few drinks before escaping this smoky cesspit of a bar, finally free we fill up on some Banh mi (Baguette with various 'meat') and find a snooker hall for a game before meeting up with some of the others who also have managed to escape. What a dive!
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