Vietnam July 2017

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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- 21 Jul 2017, 3:58 PTG
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitud: 17 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46449, 107.5927416°27’52” N 107°35’34” E
Hari 15
Scooters: Stop 4 - Fishing village
21 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Refreshed from the swim we are back on the bikes heading for a small fishing village.
In some ways it has remained the same for centuries, in others it has changed dramatically for the local folk.
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
- Tunjukkan perjalanan
- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- 21 Jul 2017
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitud: 16 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46537, 107.5932816°27’55” N 107°35’36” E
Hari 15
Hue ... The citadel
21 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Found a nice spot for breakfast called xxxx where the owner is a well known photographer (and it turns out, tourism guru). Booked a tour for tomorrow.
Today we walk over the bridge to the citadel ... The old city was encompassed by a 10km most and defensive wall which still stands impressive today.
Within this wall lies the citadel.
It is a magnificent series of temples, pagodas, gardens and other buildings. To be fair it is big task to repair and upgrade the buildings but some fascinating architecture.
Later in the evening we popped around the corner to Nina's fit for tea. Wonderful again.Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- 22 Jul 2017, 7:06 PG
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitud: 16 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46536, 107.5932716°27’55” N 107°35’36” E
Hari 16
Hue - boating and biking pt1
22 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Start the day with breakfast at a French boulangerie...
The famous Mr Cu met us kitted us up with bicycles and of we ride to the river, loaded the bikes on the little ferry boat which was part of our charter and headed up stream. We are onboard for about an hour which included in board gift shop 😁
First stop: Ming Mang Tomb. Absolutely amazing structure, architecture and gardens. Dates from early 1800's.
Then back on the boat to get to the other side of the river.Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Kongsi
- 22 Jul 2017, 5:21 PTG
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitud: 18 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46467, 107.5928116°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
Hari 16
Hue: boating ang biking pt2
22 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Leaving the boat behind, we set off to the tomb of Tu Duc. We only get a far as a cafe when we are delayed by the best coffee so far on the holiday.
Finally to the tomb in the heat of the day. So we have lunch first🍴
The tomb is truely memorable, a must do. Colours, shapes design. Lots of mosaics with broken pottery.
From there we head home ... Not a long or difficult ride except it was hot and sticky.Baca lagi
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- 23 Jul 2017, 12:26 PTG
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitud: 38 m
- Vietnam Thành Phố Hà Nội Xóm Pho Red River Delta 21.04634, 105.8437421°2’47” N 105°50’37” E
Hari 17
And on to Hanoi
23 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Breakfast in the French boulangerie then taxi to the airport and an hour to Hanoi.
Picked up by taxi and on to the hotel ... Ummm which hotel 😀 eventually to the right one.
We lunch at a small vegetarian restaurant - the best yellow curry ever!
We walk to the women's museum ... on the way we see the big Hotel Metropolitan where Jane Fonda, Graeme Greene and Charlie Chaplin have stayed.
Women's museum has lots about the women's role in the wars. Tough ladies!
A walk around the lake and up to the Skyline rooftop bar to watch the sunset.
A walk around the night market a little nibble to eat and the then back to the hotel ... no sleep to start as the sounds of the night market boom around!Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- 24 Jul 2017, 9:18 PG
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitud: 21 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Bắc Ninh Duệ Đông 21.12794, 106.0146321°7’41” N 106°0’53” E
Hari 18
Day 1 Ha Long
24 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Bus arrives at 7.45 for the 4hour trip.
Guide explains that Vietnam was 100% clised communist state for nearly 10years, finishing in 1986. Everyone paid the same, most in vouchers. But this didn't work as productivity fell ... Lazy farmers paid the same as hard working farmers so why work hard!
We do for coffee at disabled factory where they're making lovely embroidery clothes bags and marble sculptures.
Arrive at the port about 12.30 and board the boat. It is and older style boat but beautifully decorated with dark wood. Cabin is a good size, air-conditioned with ensuite ... what more could you ask.
Lunch is served as soon as we set sail ... 5 course mostly seafood. Very nice.
The weather is warm but overcast. Lovely scenary but the water is quite polluted with plastic bags, polystyrene etc.
We stop at an island with truely spectacular cave system.
Then another island for short, steep walk to a view point then down to a beach for a swim.
Cocktails on the deck followed a by a lovely meal, again mostly seafood.
Tried our hand at squid fishing ... Not very successful but others caught a couple.Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Kongsi
- 25 Jul 2017, 12:14 PTG
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitud: 18 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Quảng Ninh Île aux Cerfs 20.92552, 106.9818320°55’32” N 106°58’55” E
Hari 19
Day 2 Ha Long
25 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Up at the crack of dawn for Ti Chi on the upper deck.
Breakfast, fairly traditional Vietnamese with noodle soup, then put for some kayaking.
We paddled through a cave into a little lagoon surrounded by the cliffs and hills of the bay. Just out of the lagoon a troop of small monkeys were playing in the beach and the cliffs.
Back to the boat for a shower and pack up.
Then we had a demonstration of making flowers from fruit and we made our own fresh spring rolls. Followed by early lunch as we hit the port ready for the bus ride home.
Some thunder storms overnight and heavy shower whilst eating other warm and sunny.Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Kongsi
- 26 Jul 2017, 7:35 PG
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitud: 27 m
- Vietnam Thành Phố Hà Nội Đong Kho 21.05996, 105.8335621°3’36” N 105°50’1” E
Hari 20
Long bus ride to Sapa
26 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Up at 5.30 for breakfast and get the sleeper bus to Sapa. On the top deck it's actually quite pleasant ... Not a lot of room but much better than smaller tourist buses. After 5hours and one short pitstop we leave the highway to start the climb to Sapa ... If you thought the Rumitaka Hill was looking and winding ... 😁
The rice fields now become terraced and there is lots of sweet corn growing and drying by the road side.
Arrive in Sapa have lunch in a hotel before coming to our hotel further up the hill. What a view!Baca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Kongsi
- 26 Jul 2017, 5:58 PTG
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitud: 1,243 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Lao Chải Sang Hai 22.31452, 103.8587922°18’52” N 103°51’32” E
Hari 20
Afternoon stroll around Cat Cat
26 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Short taxi to Cat Cat, which could be more appropriately called Dog Dog ...
Lots of traditional houses and making of local goods.
They use a lot of hemp but the guide assured us they didn't smoke the weed!
Stunning views and walk down to the river and waterfall.
It is however designed to get the tourist to part with their dollar...a little sad that this is billed as a 2hour walk but was really a tourist shopping trip...
On the"short" ride home we got stuck in a traffic jam on a very narrow street; the only traffic jam we've experienced in Vietnam!
Cocktails and a lovely meal under the stars rounded off a good dayBaca lagi
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- Kongsi
- 27 Jul 2017
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitud: 1,578 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Lào Cai Xóm Hai 22.33444, 103.8468522°20’4” N 103°50’49” E
Hari 21
Sa Pa and surrounds
27 Julai 2017, Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Lovely breakfast on the rooftop balcony then into the taxi for our walk around the hills of Sa Pa.
We are met by a group of local drive people the M'Hong.
They walk with us down the paths seeing the local crops and crafts. Some have very good English learned from tourists!
Stunning scenary, the rice terraces are magnificent. Yes we did buy from these people but they went to pushy. Was noted as a tough walk, and a couple of people we meet said it was quite hard; in fact it was rather easy.
Back to the hotel by 11.30 - some of the group went on to do the gondola ride up the local mountain to just over 3000m. Ros and I went into Sa Pa and walked up Dragon Mountain which was tougher than the morning walk - gardens built into limestone Rock outcrops.
Then we are on the sleeper bus and back to Hanoi. Arrive in time to go out for a swift beer or three at the Hanoi Beer Corner. Choose the expensive craft ale I've the cheap local stuff.Baca lagi
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