Day 166 (Wed 20 Dec) - Sapa / Hanoi

Pulled into Hanoi about 5am.

We were picked up at the station by one of the boys from the hotel and driven back to the hotel. All the men that work in the hotel were fast asleep on the floor, so we had to step round them and wait until they woke up to get a coffee and breakfast.

Luckily a room became available at about 10am, so we wandered up and had a good sleep until early afternoon. Pottered round the town for a bit and then had a couple of beers at Bia Hoi Junction.

Returned to the hotel for 5.30pm to meet our driver who would take us to the station. At the station we boarded our train bound for Hue.

Shared a cabin with two Australian brothers, Craig and Alan. Friendly bunch.

Uneventful journey.