Day 171 (Mon 25 Dec) - Hoi An
Christmas Day!!!
We were woken up at 8m by a knock on the door. Jo answered it and was told that there was someone on the phone for us in reception. Jo wandered out as Sarb was non compos.
She soon returned with the news that it was her mum calling to wish us a happy Christmas! (We'd told her before where we would be staying).
Lazed round in bed for a bit nursing hangovers then went for breakfast. Had chilli hot dogs for breakfast at the Cargo club. Sounds awful but just what you need when you're not feeling 100 percent.
Wandered back to the hotel where we opened our stockings that Jo's mum had given us way back in Goa and our pressies ( [1], [2] ). Despite Sarb's warnings that he was pretty rubbish at buying pressies Jo was rather impressed at how rubbish he was. She was particularly (not) taken with the silk hat complete with a fake pony tail at the back. However, Sarb did redeem himself as he presented her with some silver earrings that he had bought in Darjeeling for her. In Jo's stocking she also found a little santa that she promptly fixed onto her bag.
Pottered round Hoi An for a bit and met Rob and Amanda briefly. They were also feeling the effects from the previous night!!
Jo found a dress shop that she really liked and was soon was getting fitted out for a beautiful new dress.
Went for a walk and found a good place to phone home by the waterfront. Jo phoned her mum where she was hosting Christmas. Great to talk to them all even though Seal, Jo's brother in law, almost got Sarb into trouble by trying to get him to talk Vietnamese. Don't think the Vietnamese people were too impressed with Sarb's attempt at Vietnamese. Jo also managed to get through to her dad, Nan, Aunt and Uncle.
Sarb phoned home as well and was lucky to get to speak not only to his dad and mum but his elder sister who was there with his two nephews. Good to speak to them all.
Decided to go back to the Cargo Club for our Christmas dinner. After much faffing about with the menu we both had burgers! And fine burgers they were too!
Wandered back to our hotel and lazed round until bedtime.
We were woken up at 8m by a knock on the door. Jo answered it and was told that there was someone on the phone for us in reception. Jo wandered out as Sarb was non compos.
She soon returned with the news that it was her mum calling to wish us a happy Christmas! (We'd told her before where we would be staying).
Lazed round in bed for a bit nursing hangovers then went for breakfast. Had chilli hot dogs for breakfast at the Cargo club. Sounds awful but just what you need when you're not feeling 100 percent.
Wandered back to the hotel where we opened our stockings that Jo's mum had given us way back in Goa and our pressies ( [1], [2] ). Despite Sarb's warnings that he was pretty rubbish at buying pressies Jo was rather impressed at how rubbish he was. She was particularly (not) taken with the silk hat complete with a fake pony tail at the back. However, Sarb did redeem himself as he presented her with some silver earrings that he had bought in Darjeeling for her. In Jo's stocking she also found a little santa that she promptly fixed onto her bag.
Pottered round Hoi An for a bit and met Rob and Amanda briefly. They were also feeling the effects from the previous night!!
Jo found a dress shop that she really liked and was soon was getting fitted out for a beautiful new dress.
Went for a walk and found a good place to phone home by the waterfront. Jo phoned her mum where she was hosting Christmas. Great to talk to them all even though Seal, Jo's brother in law, almost got Sarb into trouble by trying to get him to talk Vietnamese. Don't think the Vietnamese people were too impressed with Sarb's attempt at Vietnamese. Jo also managed to get through to her dad, Nan, Aunt and Uncle.
Sarb phoned home as well and was lucky to get to speak not only to his dad and mum but his elder sister who was there with his two nephews. Good to speak to them all.
Decided to go back to the Cargo Club for our Christmas dinner. After much faffing about with the menu we both had burgers! And fine burgers they were too!
Wandered back to our hotel and lazed round until bedtime.
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