sapaholiday

Early morning,

cocks  are choking (or so i thought) 

and pigs are gettin' it on- uh huh

Charcoals smokin' for warmth.

you bath yourself and 10 minutes later-

you're dirtier as ever 

smellin' like ash-

you wonder why you bother with a COLD shower in the dead of winter anyways,

winter- so cold, the buffaloes fall dead-one by one

Boggled up train schedule's

had us sleeping in front of our hotel for 2 hours-

in the DEAD of winter.

children's footsteps haunts you

as you walk from village to village

pitter pattering around you

chanting 'candy? candy? CANDY!?'

a lil boy sling shots me arm 

and i show him who's boss - 

the 'I will KILL you if you don't start running NOW' stare.

Up a mountain we went,

in search  for gorgeous views and the elusive falls

'How much longer?'

'How much steeper?' 

'Where the hell is FLAT land?'

'Is there going to be a DOWN to this bloody mountain!!??''

'Where are the paths!!?'

'Is that a TWIG as a bridge??'

'I have to go over THAT!?'

'THATs the waterfall!? is that IT?'

*sighs

Made it back alive

Tired and sore

Early morning sitting outside our  hotel 

hotel's not open 24 hrs here- who knew!?

Boy's cold as hell

Me thinking- 'Gosh I need me blusher and chapstick'

Don't wanna look like the bloody walking dead when the porter boy welcomes me into the hotel.

Decides when the hotel opens- I need the world wide web

Concierge puts me behind a desk with a computer

I'mma happy chick

Until a lady walks by and wishes me good morning.

in Vietnamese

Boy walks over- 'I think she thinks you work here'

I stared back incredulously- HUH?

He points at a sign in front of me comp-

'TRAVEL DESK'

ppffft.