7th March 2012 This is my last post about Vietnam as tomorrow morning we are flying to Bangkok! I discovered during these 3 weeks that Vietnam has many beautiful legends. Here are some of them. The legend of the origins of the Vietnamese According to the legend, they descend from the union of the dragon … More Legends of Vietnam
Vietnam: Hanoi, Sapa, Hanoi Saturday 3rd March We left Cat Ba island and the wonderful view from our hotel in the morning, taking again minivan, boat, minivan, big local bus back to Hanoi. We arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon, checked in an hotel and went for some late lunch. Then we went to the … More Vietnam : Hanoi, Sapa, Hanoi
Monday 27th February Hanoi We arrived by train from Hue in Hanoi right on time, at 4.01am. This time, I wish the train was late though, it is tough to arrive in the middle of the night in a city. We made the mistake of following the first taxi guy who came at the train. … More Vietnam: Hanoi and Cat Ba
Saturday 25th February Hue We went for all day with a motorbike driver each to visit diverse mausoleums and pagodas around Hue. We started the tour with another Japanese bridge. There was a story-teller on the bridge telling the future to a young girl. Although I couldn’t understand anything, it was fascinating to see her … More Vietnam: Hue
Tuesday 21st February With my dad, we took a minivan to Quy Nhon in which we were the only “falangs”. It took about 5 hours to get there and on the way the driver and helper took many packages and dropped on and off many people, with a minivan for 15 people always crammed at … More Vietnam: Quy Nhon and Hoi An
Wednesday 15th February With Robert, we got picked up at 7am near the hotel and then joined people in a minivan. We had a 2-hour bus ride to the boat. The boat ride was quiet, not much to see on the riverside. Of course the boat broke down at some point: But that wasn’t too … More Vietnam: Chau Doc, Saigon, Nha Trang
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