The next morning, however, was time to say goodbye to my new friends. They had bought tickets for the longer version of the cruise and were now off to somewhere else while I was on my way back to Hanoi.

It was evening by the time I made it back to Hanoi. Prit had put me in touch with Pedro & Jelly, his friends from the time they all studied together in Germany.

With Jelly, Pedro and their German friend

After dinner with one of their German friends, they took me to their large and beautiful home. They were very hospitable and I gave me an entire room to myself, along with a spare set of keys to the house.