ВьетнамHoan Kiem Lake21°2’4” N 105°51’13” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 32 °C
The Traditional House is at 87 Ma May Street, Hanoi and was built the late in the 20th century. The house is intact with the typical architecture of ancient houses.
The house consists of two mainЧитать далее
ВьетнамHoan Kiem Lake21°1’51” N 105°51’10” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 33 °C
We continued walking through the Old Quarter looking in a few shops for souvenirs on our way to Hoan Kiem Lake so we could visit more historical sites.
The Huc Bridge is a beautiful bridgeЧитать далее
ВьетнамHoan Kiem Lake21°1’54” N 105°51’12” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 34 °C
We then crossed the road to watch a slightly weird water puppet show.
Water puppetry is making puppets appear to dance on water and is a tradition which originated in the villages of the Red RiverЧитать далее
ВьетнамRed River Delta21°1’56” N 105°50’51” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 34 °C
After the puppet show we decided rather than to walk we would let a little Vietnamese man take both of us back to the hotel on a Cycle Rickshaw sightseeing tour for 1 hour.
Every time you step out ofЧитать далее
ВьетнамXóm Pho21°2’9” N 105°51’4” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
When we arrived back at the hotel we had a few hours to wait around until our guide was to pick us up for our train ride to Sapa. So what do the Hopwood's do? We eat and drink of course.
John had aЧитать далее
ВьетнамHanoi21°1’30” N 105°50’28” E
23 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Now it is 8.30pm and we are being collected by a Tour guide to take us to the train station for our train trip to Sapa.
The train is very old. Although I was comfortable enough in a 2 berth cabin, itЧитать далее
ПутешественникStill looks more luxurious than the trains I have travelled on in my time!
ВьетнамLao Cai Station22°29’32” N 103°58’42” E
24 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
The train ride was pleasant enough. John slept most of the night but it was very noisy so I found it difficult to sleep. Tonight I will sleep well I hope.
Out of the train window we could see lots ofЧитать далее
ВьетнамXóm Hai22°19’53” N 103°50’40” E
24 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our driver took us straight to the our hotel but our room was not ready as it was only 7.30am.
We had some breakfast at the hotel looking over the mountain before our tour guide, Mr Quong arrived toЧитать далее
ВьетнамThôn Dao22°23’40” N 103°50’20” E
24 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The start of our adventures was a car drive up the mountain the Ta Phin Valley.
Ta Phin is a picturesque thirty minute drive North of Sapa. Set within a valley with a towering mountain peak at oneЧитать далее
ВьетнамXóm Hai22°19’50” N 103°50’39” E
24 августа 2018 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
The Hmong are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
The Black H’mong women are famous for making cloth from hemp and dying it a deep indigo blue. TheyЧитать далее
ПутешественникInteresting little adventure.