Laos- day 69

Day 69 Sun 11/4
We enjoyed breakfast together looking over the Mekong River, before Maggie and I went separate ways to our next destination: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Maggie caught a flight at 3, which got delayed to 5, and arrived in Vietnam an hour later. I got a nice long run in along the Mekong, before boarding a 27 hour bus ride to Hanoi at 6 pm. The staff on the bus was terrible, yelled all the time (of course we didn't understand it because it wasn't English), and played ridiculously obnoxious music while showing videos of girls club dancing. Luckily there was a good group of people on the bus and we were all on the same page thinking turn this s*** off. I got stuck sleeping next to a man from Laos, but the most communication exchanged between us was a few seconds of eye contact.
Here's Maggie's account of what she did...
After a nice wait at the airport, the sunset plane was well worth the flight. I arrived and a nice Dutch guy named, Zander or Zoloft??. Had an IPhone and helped me find the hostel. Backpackers Vietnam is a famous hostel and we had heard rave reviews about it. When I arrived, a party was in full swing with loads of people and loud music. I was starving and went to a cute vegetarian restaurant. I loved trying new things and had tofu topped with mixed vegetables that was amazing and I will try to make at home. The next morning I woke up early, unaware of the time, and set off to explore the city. I walked A LOT, saw the cathedral, ate some Pho (dish of Vietnam) on the street, read in the park, saw the Water Puppet Theater show (recommended in guidebooks), and figured out the city. I sat at a cute rooftop restaurant overlooking the river and then headed back to the hostel to wait for Emily...