Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 24
Not too long, a sleep. Alarm went off at 6.30am. David was going out to buy some slip on shoes. In the end we all went and had breakfast at the lake. We bought some T-shirts and David’s shoes. Back to the hotel and packed. Flight: Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1:30 PM-5:55 PM (Malaysian…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 23
After a terrible night sleep – very hot and we all had to share a bed that seemed smaller than a double but larger than a single we went up on deck for a quick tour, then breakfast at 9.00am. Eggs, bread and jam, watermelon. We then cruised out to nearly open waters to go…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 22
Pictures from Halong Bay A mini bus picked us up, from our hotel, for our overnight stay, at Ha Long bay. Picked up, a few other tourists, before changing to a larger bus, as gig buses are not allowed in the old quarter! Three hour bus ride to cover 150km! Arrived at the harbour and…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 20 & 21
Rain!!! Slept well at the hotel, apart from no air conditioning, just a fan and it was raining so we couldn’t open the French windows! Had breakfast – same same – toast/ omelette or noodles! Our guide phoned and as it was raining said too dangerous to do trek so we waited until lunch –…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 19
Pictures from Sa Pa Arrived at Loc Chi, at 5am, found our guide and then got on a mini bus, changed buses and then we were on our way. Was lightly raining and cloud cover was low. It took us about 1 ½ hrs to get to Sapa. Sapa Sapa Sapa is located at the…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 18
We are up early, for the city tour, but the bus didn’t turn up until 8am. It was a, medium sized, mini-bus. We picked six others, four Aussies (2 from Newcastle and 2 from Brisbane), and two from France. Ho Chi Min’s Mausoleum, where we had to leave behind, our bags and cameras. Form a…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 17
Pictures from Hanoi We woke up after 8am, after a, terrible, nights sleep. Brendan kept kicking, and I was up and down to the toilet. We had yet another” fabulous” breakfast; they ran out of orange juice, so we had to have lemon. They serve it hot and terribly over sweetened! Was advised our larger…
Cambodia & Vietnam Trip – Day 16
Had breakfast with Debbie & Marie, well Brendan and David did, and I sat at another table. We hired two “Cyclos”, to take us to the Citadel. Then we hired a tour guide, to show us around and help explain the various things we see. It is definitely more Chinese, than the Hindu/ Khmer style…
