Trev's trip away had a false start, so it was a busy day at Hanoi International Airport as I farewelled Annie, met Greg and collected Trev, and also Maddi (Helen's daughter) plus the array of Hanoi International School teachers who were returning from the winter holidays. With Greg in town Trev became the guide around Hanoi and then on the weekend we all headed down to Hoi An for a bit of touristy things.
Hoi An is known for its tailors, shoe makers and beach. None of these let us down at all, and it was nice to be out and about again and in warmer weather as Hanoi is fast cooling down.
Greg was feeling a little crook, so Trev and I headed off to the beach on bikes with kids in tow. We didn't get far before the locals were shouting at us telling us we were doing it all wrong, Which did nothing but annoy the heck out of me. So we returned to the hotel, put the kids in the pram and went for margaritas.
Earlier in the day we had called in to the Hai Scout Cafe and found it really friendly. We made reservations for that night and had a pleasant surprise to learn that the manager Phi, is good friends with our travel agent Nam. They are both KOTO graduates, KOTO is an Aussie run organisation to train street kids in hospitality. A very worthwhile cause and the we must say all the graduates we have since met are excellent at their jobs and understand exactly what you ask for.
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