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Hanoi and Halong Bay, July '08
Final visa run for me before leaving the kingdom (for a while at least). So she-who-must-be-obeyed and I went for a little break to Hanoi. Neither of us had ever been there before.
Hanoi is a cool little city.
There's a shrine on an island in the lake in the centre. There was an Indiana Jones moment where the light shone in on it (possibly illuminating where a mystical artifact was hidden, I didn't check).
Lots of the Vietnamese are Catholics (God help them) and they have a cool cathedral in the city.
Fairly haunting looking by night I thought.
So we headed off to Halong bay the next day. It really is stunning.
There's a huge cave complex which has been lit up and had steps put in for the tourists. Amazing stalactites and mites.
That was day 1 of Halong bay.
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got any more city shots? a close up of the famous napalm death tshirt???
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Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,
To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme
To see myself, to set the darkness echoing.
you should tell the story on here. would be fun to see the reaction
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Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,
To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme
To see myself, to set the darkness echoing.
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Re: Hanoi and Halong Bay, July '08
Well basically I was sitting down with her to eat in a tourist restaurant, the first evening we arrived. I was sporting my Napalm Death "Scum" t-shirt as is my wont on accasion. Some bird taps me on the shoulder, pretty aggressively. "Excuse me" (stupid southern English accent) "I think that you shouldn't be wearing that t-shirt here. Do you know what these people have been through? I mean it says Napalm Death Scum. Far be it from me to tell you what to wear...blah, blah, blah." She was obviously nervous about approaching me and seemed shaken while she was speaking. When she finished her diatribe I said "thanks for the tip" and went back to my meal.
Meanwhile all around the city road Rambo 2 is on sale for the foreigners enjoyment. She obviously hadn't got much experience with Asia. There's always one. Doubtless a do-gooding Bono supporter.
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I think that you shouldn't be wearing that t-shirt here. Do you know what these people have been through? I mean it says Napalm Death Scum.
feckin' retarded bint
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Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,
To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme
To see myself, to set the darkness echoing.
She was obviously nervous about approaching me and seemed shaken while she was speaking. When she finished her diatribe I said "thanks for the tip" and went back to my meal. 
She obviously hadn't got much experience with Asia. There's always one. Doubtless a do-gooding Bono supporter.
his mausoleum. He looked more like a waxwork to me personally.
