Vietnam Trip 2009 – Day 1

Well, we finally landed.  Overall the trip was uneventful, except for the landing in Narita.  That was a little worrisome.  It felt like the plane might flip over.  I am sure I am over reacting, but it was a weird feeling.  The other small snafu occured when we went through customs in Vietnam.   First, the customs agents wanted to open our boxes that we broght, and then they did not know how to charge us for the MP3 players that we brought.   Once we got that all sorted out, we went outside to be greeted  by a large group of our Vietnam office employees.  That was a little surprising, because it was almost midnight when we got out of customs.  We went by the office to drop off all the presents that we brought and that were sent with us.  Then on the way to the hotel, my boss discovered that the customs agent never returned his visa or customs declaration form.  He ended up having to run back out to the airport, and luckily they had his documentation and returned it to him.  That was a disaster that was barley missed. 

Once in the hotel, a little perk was discovered.  Last year we had to go to the Executive area to use the internet.  This year it is provided free in the room.  This makes it a little easier to make voip calls home.  I don’t have to worry about people just listening to everything I say, not that I care, but it is nice to use the phone in private. 

After 5 hours of sleep, it was time to get ready and to head to the office.  I remember a little bit of the city and to me it seems like they are still doing alot of construction.  It also seems like there are more cars on the road then the last time I was here.  I even saw a BMW dealership with two M4’s sitting in the window.  To me that is a little crazy, since there still does not appear to be anywhere to park your car.  Maybe I am missing something.  Well, time to get working, hopefully more later.

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