Arrived into Nha Trang at about 6am. The night bus was a nightmare. The driver was straight out of the school of idiot driving and we slept for about five minutes all night. Despite good reviews, Sinh Cafe Travel were crap. Uncomfortable and exhausting.
As usual, a posse of touts met us off the bus and we went with one guy pitching a nice hotel. It was called Nice Hotel and it was nice. Took a big posh room with sea views,
Went for some breakfast at a place which supported an anti-paedo charity. Good cause dining. Found a shop selling proper cheese so bought a load of snacks for a picnic. Just as we were biting into the first cracker it started to rain so we headed back to the hotel and had the picnic there instead.
Went to the beach and played on the inflatable slides and ice bergs. This was much fun, a bit like Total Wipeout. After conquering each obstacle we headed out for dinner and just did very little.
Next day we went to the market which was quite a trek to get to but worth it. No foreigners in site at all and managed to get some decent Nike sandals for about two quid down from a tenner. Haggle haggle. Stopped off at an outdoor bia hoi place and had some beers with the locals. So so cheap! (the beer that is, not the locals).
Did a bit of a pub crawl back to the hotel and watched some karate school in action then got a bit lost. Went to a little place that sold all parts of a chicken or quail. Was tempted by the feet but bottled it and settled for a pizza at a place nearer the hotel. Claire beat me at pool.
Booked a bus to Dalat, a place high in the mountains, finished off the rest of the picnic and watched some films on HBO. A bat (named Baseball) flew into our room and then vanished. We looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it so presumed it had sneaked out.
Nha Trang's beach is lovely. The big palm trees give it some natural shade which makes it a nice place to chill out and read. The market was great fun and the town has everything you need. Didn't do any sight-seeing, just relaxed and ate lots of nice food.
Next up, Dalat the bizarre
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