I flew business class to Hanoi – I didn’t do it on purpose but my sister’s mom bought the tickets while I wasn’t around so I couldn’t voice my protest. I ate free food in the lounge and used the private bathroom. I’ve never flown business class. The seats are enormous. There is a remote that lets you control different parts of the chair. How hard or soft do you want the back support? Leg rests up or down? can’t reach the foot rest? You can move that too. Need a little more length in your seat? Just move it forward. And of course, you can always recline. The infinite wine glass is nice too.

I am staying in a five star hotel in Hanoi. It is way beyond my budget, but I can’t leave. Anyone who knows me relatively well probably also knows I have a tendency to obsess about money, or rather, my lack there of. So, this is freaking me out a little bit. However, tomorrow, I will go to Ha Long Bay and not think about the money I don’t have that I am spending and instead relish the 6 nights (5 if I can convince my sister to let me check out early and her mom to let me store my bags in her room) spent in luxury beyond anything I’ve experienced before.

Apparently, every evening they bring you a dish of Belgian chocolates and ask you if you’d like fresh towels. The beds are super comfy, and the view from the 14th floor is probably really nice (although since it’s dark out it’s hard to tell exactly). And, since I can’t do anything about it, I might as well enjoy it, right?

So, ce la vie.