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Chúng Tông Khúa

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    • Day 5

      La Pan Tan, Yen Bai

      August 5, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

      3 days 2 nights trip to the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province of Vietnam is very very... special. Rain pours dogs and cats almost 24 hrs, just 30 minutes after we arrive La Pan Tan, and lasts until next day noon time when we leave.

      Last but not least, heavy rain caused the power generation center in the area collapsed and electricity was cut off all the time. Not only Noah, we also never have had this kind of experience during travelling life so farrrrrr.

      Total road length from Ha Noi to La Pan Tan, a very famous place with overlap terrace rice field, is not really far, just ~ 250km. But the road to mountainous areas in Vietnam is not simple road, it's really top, continously runs curving, bending, even circle so it took 5-6 hours just for that a short distance.

      And it makes Noah carsick. Poor Noah, he has to overcome himself, we can not help him or vomit for him :(.

      Get up early to start a trip was also a challenge to Noah since going to sleep late and waking up late is Noah's habit. Noah should be very tỉed and uncomfortable,

      Daddy tried to control speed and drive more slowly to help Noah feel better. That's only the thing we can do. I believe if Noah travels more, do exercise to be harder and stronger, this kind of travel will be nothing for him. Uhm, Bi does not allow me to mention about the weight of Noah and forbid me to ask Noah to eat further, so I never say a word about that topic to Noah, just one time here in this travel diary, behind Noah's presence, I'm brave to say openly, hhh.

      We stop at Pho Nui Restaurant in Tu Le to have lunch and give Noah time for relax and recover, infront only about 40 minutes driving to Do Gu Homestay, La Pan Tan, the destination for the first night.

      What's the impression of La Pan Tan? A small homestay facing to the rice field terrace layers, of course.

      And rain and rain, and rain, and rain....

      The rain started right after Noah finished video call with his mother, just enough time for Mother to admire the wide mountainous scenery in Vietnam. We almost stayed inside the room all the time, just moved down for meals and took photos via white class window.
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    • Day 6

      Le Champ Tu Le, Yen Bai

      August 6, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      We came back to Tu Le from La Pan Tan, rain still pours. I very much worried for the road condition. Last night, heavy rain destroyed totally a commune in the area, just about 40km far from the place we stay. Fortunately, the way we go back is quite ok, and sky started turning clear and blue, we have had a good afternoon for movement games in Amusement Centre.

      Uhm, Aeris Hill of Le Champ is an amusement area, there are many options for movement games. Noah seems not be ready for this kind of activities, but a strong girl besides him encourage him to try. To have this opportunity is not easy, we traveled a long trip and paid a curtain amount to come Le Champ... uhm, Noah ơi, now looking back, how do you think? Do you regret for playing? Do you hate Bi to ask you, encourage you to do that? Routines and habit give us the confort but challenges strengthern us to growing up and stronger.

      Scenery from Le Champ to Tu Le valley is quite majestic and charming, the white clouds wrapped around the mountains, and layers of terraced rice fields spread in the front view.

      Tu Le's also very famous for hot spring water. In the rainy cool day, deep body in the hot mineral spring pool is super relaxed.

      Sapa so far is a very famous place in Vietnam for tourists, but Vietnamese nowadays prefer Tu Le, La Pan Tan, Mu Cang Chai... than Sapa.

      A trip 3 days 2 nights is quite short, we come back Hanoi for some works and prepare for the next trips.
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