Day 31 - Hello Mate

I fear the blog is going to be in the dull zone again today and tomorrow as we're here in Nha Trang now. Not that Nha Trang is dull in itself but it's a beach resort so I imagine a good chunk of our time will be on a lounger.

We left the train and caught a taxi to the Cozy Condos where we're staying to be greeted by Ms Huong, Owner and Director - literally on every piece of paper or sticker where her name is mentioned it adds the Owner and Director bit. We paid to check in early as we both felt Hell Train dirty. We have a mini apartment here but I imagine chances of the kitchen being used are slim to nil.

Once we felt clean again we ventured out for brunch and found a Greek place to eat pitas. We were both hangry so just fell into the first decent place we saw. Nha Trang is very much a Russian holiday destination. Russian companies own most of the hotels so walking around all of the business signs are in Vietnamese, English and Russian. There are some terrible English translations on signs though, see in the photos for the beach sign. Since when is a dog a grazing animal?

Energised by brunch we made it to the beach and stayed there for the whole afternoon. It's a very beautiful beach. I slept on the lounger and Matt went and jumped in the waves. We walked up the front for a while watching people (including some creepy clowns) flying kites. There's a lot of motorcycle taxis here and for some reason when we go past they say 'hello mate' in a cockney accent. Not sure what makes us look so British - probably the pastiness.

Dinner was Vietnamese food at a restaurant called Lanterns but we both totally hit the wall and came back after that to sleep.Read more