18/04/16 Today was my last full day in Vietnam, and I wanted to make the most of it by visiting the museums. We set off early to walk towards the mausoleum which is around 20 mins. Instead of heading striatum there Sarou took us on a slight detour to see the houses which sit right … Continue reading Vietnam- Hanoi, museums
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Vietnam – Hanoi, Old Quarters
17/04/16 We left ha long bay at 8am and took a bus for 4 hours back to Hanoi. We dropped off our bags at the hotel which was in the old quarters and near the lake and headed straight out for a quick orientation and lunch. Sarou walked us around the old quarters, and picked … Continue reading Vietnam – Hanoi, Old Quarters
Vietnam – Ha Long Bay
16/04/16 Today we arrived in Hanoi at 5am and we got straight onto the bus to ha long bay. It was a bit quicker than expected and we arrived at 8.30am. The hotel is quite pleasant, we had to pay for breakfast and then had to meet again at 12pm to get on the bus … Continue reading Vietnam – Ha Long Bay
Vietnam – Hue
15/04/16 I woke up early and headed straight out to the royal citadel. The walk was quite pleasant as we went through some parks which had shade, and we could walk along the bridges. Over the bridge I could see the gates and the main entrance to the citadel. It's really cool to see the … Continue reading Vietnam – Hue
Vietnam – Hue
14/04/16 We sat on a bus from 8am and drove from Hoi An to Hue For 4 hours. I had no expectations for Hue as it's not so well known, and thought it would be a stop off to Hanoi. On the journey there we stopped off at a view point which was stunning.we were … Continue reading Vietnam – Hue
Vietnam – Hoi An bike tour
13/04/16 In the morning we were taken to a noodle making class run by a charity organisation called Streets. The charity helped to get poor Vietnamese children off the streets and into jobs in hospitality. We were first taught about the different types of noodle and their names in Vietnamese and then we were shown … Continue reading Vietnam – Hoi An bike tour
Vietnam – Hoi An
12/04/16 We arrived early in the morning and were able to check straight into the hotel for a quick freshen up. It's a pleasant hotel with a nice large room with windows. Once I met up with the rest of the group we headed to the old town where we bought our tickets for 120,000D … Continue reading Vietnam – Hoi An
Vietnam – Nha Trang
10/04/16 We arrived at 6 am, we were told that we'd arrive at 5am so we were all awake from 4.30am! The hotel were staying in is quite pleasant but we were not allowed to check in until later. We were taken to a fancy cafe near our hotel, ẁhich isn't somewhere I'd usually try … Continue reading Vietnam – Nha Trang
Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh, Cuchi Tunnels & War museum
09/04/16 This morning I got up early as I had booked myself onto the Cu Chi Tunnel tour. The bus picked us up at 8am, and the journey was around 1 hour until we stopped off at a handicap art workshop. Here the handicapped work for the government creating beautiful eggshell and shell artwork, it … Continue reading Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh, Cuchi Tunnels & War museum
Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh
08/04/16 I had a really traumatic journey to Hong Kong airport as my ferry to HK was delayed by fog and I didn't have much time for check in..I legged it through immigration and down to the taxi stand, and luckily checked in fine at HK station. Because I was worried about missing my flights … Continue reading Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh
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