The Night Bus

We arrived in Nha Trang (a quiet beach town in Central Vietnam) after a lovely 12 hour bus ride on the night bus from Hoi An. That's right, taking after Harry Potter it's called the Night Bus. Although there are some obvious differences between the 2 nights buses (for instance, ours did not include any magic) there were some noticeable similarities. Chief among these, were the bizarre characters on the bus.

So we are all loading the night bus in Hoi An and getting into our sleeper beds before we depart (similarity #1 - beds on buses). Our bus driver (similarity #2) was completely insane and off of his rocker. After the bus is filled to the brim with every bed taken, about 7 more people get on. Colby and I looked at each other - totally confused as to where these people were going to go - only to watch them lay down on the floor of the bus. Yup, thats right, 7 Vietnamese people laid on the floor of our bus for the 12 hour trip to Nha Trang. Obviously we found this highly amusing, and really uncomfortable for them.

Ok, so here's the scene: a full bus, 7 people laying on the floor, and then they turn on the TV...American Idol Vietnamese Style. Oh my god. It was ridiculous. For the next bit we watched Vietnamese girls wearing, more or less, nothing, dancing and singing around to "Killing Me Softly". I kind of felt like the act of watching the show was killing me softly....