Translation of Koryphäe

In England, a man would still open a door to a woman, but in other countries this habbit is less common. In a way, habits that existed hundred years ago slowly loose their meaning and importance.
However, if you are able to link to us from another major site (school site, language site, maybe even a good private site), I will be able to convince my colleagues to make an exception and upload your lessons.
We managed to get a few hours of bad sleep and arrived at the destination called Lao Cai, the capital of the province with the same name. It was only 370km from Hanoi, but the ride lasted nine hours.