08/04/13
I had a lie in till 09.00, took advantage of the free breakfast, packed, then checked out. I left my rucksack at the hostel and headed to the Royal Palace. En route I decided to stop and have a drink, after reading for 45 minutes I left and made my way to the palace. Unfortunately the palace is shut from 11 till 1, I turned up at 11.15, just my luck, so I found another coffee shop and whiled away the next 2 hours. Just after 13.00 I rocked up at the palace and spent the next hour exploring the 5 levels, being both impressed and underwhelmed by the many rooms, not quite Buckingham Palace but not a bad pad. After a late lunch of beef noodle soup I took a circuitous route back to our hostel where I met the other guys again. I spent some time trying to find a cafe which I had read about that also had a book exchange, eventually I found it and changed 3 books, ready for my travelling and beach times coming up. I also booked a night bus to Cambodia on Friday. We all went to the park and had a kick about with a Vietnamese toy (basically a long thin, springy shuttlecock), every now and then locals would come and join our circle and show us all up. After some street food I snuck back into our old room for a shower, which was much needed, before heading to the bus station in a taxi at 21.30, although the bus leaves at 23.00, which takes me to the coast where I can look forward to an early boat ride.
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| The Royal Palace |
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| One of the state rooms |
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