Goooodmorning Vietnam!

It's *finally* happened. I'm out of cold, phlegm covered China and in the lap of luxury. I can't remember the last time I was this happy. It's truly amazing.

So yeah. What can I say? I think I've already established that I have the best friends in the world, but they just got better. Ady, Cat and Bonnie are here and if that in itself isn't good enough, they're paying for Duncan and I to laud it up in Vietnam's fanciest Five Star hotel for 2 nights. I'm talking bath robes and hour long, full body massages. It's UNREAL.

Don't get me wrong, I totally prefer a skanky hostel where you get to meet other travellers who haven't washed for weeks, but I can totally put up with this for a while. It'd be rude not to, right?

So yeah, met the guys at the Windsor Plaza Hotel (it's got 25 floors, a nightclub, about 5 restaurants etc, etc...) and it was totally emoshe (*finally* more people who abbreviate all words in a completely annoying way) and after the hugging and the catching up it was up to the 25th floor roof terrace bar for drinks and then a three course meal at this amazing French restaurant (on Ady, Cat and Bonnie.) I had my first ever oyster, which made me feel fancy, and loads of amazing wine now that the Straight Edge rubbish is totes (annoying right?) over. And then I got given a rose. Because I'm a lady. A lady that stays in Five Star hotels. It was great.





So yeah, amazing.

The whole of day two was spent in the hotel. I know. I know. But I don't care. Loads of sunshine and swimming in the pool (plus meeting loads of Western couples that are here with the cutest Vietnamese babies that they've just 'picked up' from orphanages. So it's decided. I'm getting one from here. So much easier than getting one from the womb.) Then it was time for my massage...

So the massage. I loved it. All good for me. But Duncan and Ady had a completely different experience. The men's massage area was on a different floor to the women's and now it's no surprise why. They both got offered a "special massage" which Duncan found hilarious and Ady found mortifying. He did a runner.

Out for dinner in Vietnam city centre which is mental. Think Beijing but swap the push bikes for motorbikes. There's 4 million of them. How d'you like them apples Katie Melua? It's mental. They cram so many people on. One went past with 5 people on it, and the person in the middle was holding up a baby. Nuts.

But it's busy and colourful and dusty and hot, hot, hot. And our friends are here. Life really couldn't be better.