This morning the water at the volunteer accommodations was officially shut off. This meant that when I really really had to pee at 11am, I had to find a shop on the street with a toilet. Do you know how hard it is to pantomime having to use the bathroom? There's no universal sign for "I have to pee". I ended up using the squat toilet at a cafe, which was just as delightful as it sounds.
We left around noon to check into our hotel, the Hanoi Guesthouse. All in all, each double room cost $20, meaning that I only had to pay $10. TOTALLY WORTH IT.
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| I actually broke down in tears at the sight of this |
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| The type of thing my dad would love |
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| not so much this though (shrimp chips) |
I do feel bad staying in a hotel, even if it's only for tonight. I'm all for getting the full local experience. But the thing is, I'm leaving tomorrow night for Sapa, and really don't want to get on an overnight train after having neither showered nor brushed my teeth properly in 2 days. I think 1 hotel night in 8 weeks isn't going to ruin my experience.
After a glorious 45 minute nap, I think I am heading off to Old Quarter for dinner and shopping.
Well, this is interesting. All I get for $10 here is a nice pair of pants!
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