it's the lantern festival our cost went from one dollar to about 20. i am blown away
today was our last day in Nha trang we spent the day walking through the beach in the old
town and finding a nice place to have lunch we eventually settled on a more of a western-style
meal it was like brisket and beef burgers and it was delicious but it did come with the price
tag we have absolutely loved nha trang though we didn't do that much research into what this place
was like but it's a real resort town and one of the first things Jordan said was like how much
it reminds him of Hawaii it's almost like it's Vietnam's version of Hawaii having that sort of
resort town vibe does of course come with a price tag but i think we found a bit of a hidden gem
with this hotel room because for twenty dollars a night this is one of the best hotel rooms we've
had so far in terms of value for money it is the best one we've come across by far it's bordering
luxurious for twenty dollars a night the bathroom is awesome it's like marble in the bathroom we've
got a big double bed and the view we've got a massive window right out the front of the bed
that looks out onto the beach and some of the skyline it's you can't go wrong we did organize
a late checkout today because we're getting another overnight bus all the way to Da Nang,
from Danang we will then make our way to hoi an somehow we were tossing up between the train and
the bus and we hit a little bit of a compromise and decided to go to the bus because it's cheaper
but the nicest bus possible which is still only half the price of what the train would have been
so we're the top two here we opted for the top because that way if people are walking
up and down during the night they won't disturb us as much i know we had quite low expectations
but it looks kind of comfy it's definitely a bit on the shorter side so i think you're going
to struggle a little bit it looks like we've got a curtain for privacy a sleep button an
LCD button there's wi-fi on board charging ports usb ports a headphone jack a towel
blanket and a pillow that looks clean enough i'm pretty impressed not the most legroom for me but i
can lay back not too upset about that i'm feeling confident i'm feeling cautiously optimistic
they've also got blinds and curtains so it is super private it's about 10 30
this guy drives really crazy and it's just almost honks constantly and everyone's talking
really loud but i think it's late enough now that i should try and get some sleep
that honking has been going all night we're here almost
we made it to Da Nang that bus ride really wasn't that bad we're not really sure how to get to hoi
an from here apparently there's a local bus we can take but we don't really know
the details or if we're at the bus station that that happens from Jordan's gone to find
out some information hopefully we can find some coffee as well so far so good
no more bus to Hoi An we asked like six separate people and the actual company that was supposed to
do it and they said it just doesn't run anymore so our cost went from one dollar to about 20.
we're in a grab now so we'll get there
we are all checked in in hoi an we didn't time this at all but tonight is the lantern festival
i think we're gonna nap because they were beeping and yelling at each other the whole time on the
bus so we didn't get too much sleep and we want to be ready for the festival so we'll pick it
back up tonight. It is now five hours later we're gonna make our way back to the old town
as we said it's the lantern festival apparently they turn off all of the electricity in the city
so it's just candle lights and the lanterns
i love it here it's so beautiful i love that all the lanterns are lit up but everyone's
just walking on the street it is packed out though i didn't expect it to be this beautiful
it is absolutely beautiful we did come in here earlier to get a coffee because we
couldn't check into our hotel straight away i am blown away how many people are already here
they have it all lit up with all these lanterns and this is just the beginning it's not even
dark yet but i'm obsessed i'm so happy that we happen to be here during the lantern festival
so we've come to this restaurant purely for the fact that it has an open balcony area where we
can overlook the river and watch all of the lanterns it's a bit more on the expensive
side but i'm pretty sure you're paying for the view so we don't really mind it's only a little
bit more expensive we'll try and tighten our belts tomorrow the view is awesome the view is
worth it this is i'm surprised even though it is more expensive that this isn't choccas right now
one thing about this bridge is it's not the biggest
you get about five steps before you have to stop for someone taking a photo
got to watch the view from up at the balcony it was beautiful
so now i think we're wandering around the old town before we head back to the hotel