Hue/Hoi An

Saa er jeg naaet til midten af Vietnam. Ankom fra Hue i gaar og rejser videre i morgen tidlig. Der er meget varmt og fugtigt her. En stor aendring fra Nordvietnam og mere vestlig og renere omend stadig fattigt. Hanoi var meget beskidt med megen affald alle vegne og virkede enormt fattig med mange tomme faldefaerdig bygninger.

Trafikken var og er det vaerste jeg nogensinde har vaeret ude for. Der er slet ikke nogen trafikregler. Alle fodgaengere, motorcykler, knallerter, biler og busser koerer fuldstaendig uhaemmet imellem hinanden. De overhaler baade indenom og udenom og dytter hele tiden for at goere opmaerksomme paa sig selv men ingen er aggressive. De har baere ingen respekt eller hensyn, og unskyld eksisterer ikke. Desuden tror jeg, at de kan flytte et helt indbo fra en hel lejlighed paa deres motorcykler/knallerter, som de laesser med hvad som helst lige fra traer og dyr til masser af kaempe kasser. Man noejes heller ikke med at vaere en person men sidder lige saa tit op til 3 personer eller flere paa en af disse motorcykler, som mere ligner en stor knallert. Selv babier transporteres uden hjaelm.

Vejret i Hanoi var desvaerre koldere end forventet - kun 10-15 grader, saa Halong Bay var en lidt kold men sjov tur. Vi sang Karoeke om aftenen om bord paa baaden efter maden og havde det maegtig sjovt, og vi overlevede alle natten, selv om vi var lidt betaenkelige efter ulykken et paar dage i forvejen, hvor 10-12 mennesker druknede.

Hue var en god oplevelse og vejret fint. Vi koerte hele dagen paa motorcyklen rundt i oplandet og spiste vegetarmad hos munkene i et tempel, hvor der ogsaa var foraeldrelose boern. Vi faar i det hele taget ikke meget koed, men bliver alligevel maette.

Imorgen tidlig kl. 6 flyver vi saa for anden gang videre til Nha Trang, saa op kl. 4, hvilket er temmelig haardt.

I got to the middle of Vietnam arriving from Hue yesterday and leaving again tomorrow morning. It is very hot here and the humidity is high. A big change from North Vietnam. This place seems influenced by vestern culture, more clean although still poor. Hanoi was very durty and had a lot of empty shabby buildings.

The trafic is the worst I ever experienced. There are no rules. Everyone pedestrians, motorbikes, mopeds, cars and busses are driving without holding back from nothing and no one. They overtake both from the left as well as from the rigth side. They are using the horn all the time to make aware of themselves but no one is aggresive. They show no respect and consideration and excuse me does not exist. Also I think that they are able to move an entire apartment/flat on one of those motorbikes, which they load with anything from a tree and animals as well as lots of huge boxes and there is not only one person on a moped but up till 3 people or more even without a helmet except for the driver. Even little babies are transported without a helmet.

The weather in Hanoi was colder than expected - only 10 till 15 degrees so Halong Bay was a cold but funny experience. We were singing Karaoke on boad the boat after a nice dinner and had a lots of laughs. We all lived through the night although everyone was a bit concerned after the accident a couple of days before when 10-12 drowned.

Hue was a great experience and the weather was nice. We were on motorbikes all day driving out in the country and eating vegetarian food at a tempel with munks and also having awfants living there. We do not eat much meat but get enough food.

Tomorrow morning 6 o'clock we are flying yet again this time to Nha Trang. So we have to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, which is rather tough.