Jo and Hayley's SEA journal From Vietnam to Bali, our most extensive South East Asia trip yet!

Yesterday was spent at the Big C supermarket buying some small gifts for our friends, and some snacks for ourselves. The evening was the Christmas Eve Gala dinner, a large buffet was provided with an interesting array of food, shellfish, fish, coldcuts, salads, and chocolate and orange crepes. The entertainment was odd, catering to the many asians (only a few westerners) a formal Vietnamese music group with lovely traditional dress playing odd instruments, I guess you could say the sound was haunting..... following this a small group of children murdered some Christmas carols for us....there was more but we elected to eat and flee to the DMZ Bar across the road! Far more up beat, everone wearing Santa hats, free shots and plenty of alcohol flowing. The music was good, plenty of dancing followed by a raffle and a troupe of Hip Hop dancers who performed on the pool table...was more our scene, the whole night cost $20, we were given most of our drinks free. All in all the arrival of Christmas was pretty hazy.... Today has been pretty chilled out, pizza and icecream in bed, watching some telly and recovering. We will head out for dinner later! Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!! Love to all! xxxxxx