9/14/10 (sapa)

Sapa – Ha Noi

It was a twenty-four hour world wind into and out of Ha Noi. We arrived at 4:30am on the night train from Sapa and hopped into a taxi for our hotel. Unfortunately, they were fully booked from the night before so we had to wait till the morning before we could check in. Luckily they arranged for us to stay at a nearby hotel for a few hours so we can get some sleep. Both Jon and I woke up with sore throats and body aches. Not a good sign. As soon as we checked into our original hotel we went back to sleep with hopes of kicking our cold. We pried ourselves out of bed for lunch and it was the only time Jon left the hotel. I was in desperate need of more contact lens solution and wanted to purchase it before we left town since I was concerned it would be hard to find later on our trip. It was no easy task and with both of us feeling worse as the day went on I decided to venture out on my own in a taxi to find what I needed. Luckily some internet research helped and I quickly found a store that had some. We debated going out to dinner but it seemed to require more energy than we could muster. We had a 6:30am flight to catch the next day and rest seemed more important. With the dark shades drawn again we went back to sleep awaiting our 3:30am alarm clock.

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Being sick and traveling in a foreign country can't be much fun. Hope you guys are better.