Blogs from North Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 90

Luang Prabangista sitten otettiin Johanin kanssa yo bussi Vientieniin. Jostain kumman syysta bussimatkat Laosissa ei ikina oikein suju. Muuten matka oli jopa melkein nautinnollinen, mutta tietenkin bussin katto mun kohdalta vuosi. Ja tietenkin rankkasade yllatti meijat yolla, joten sain oman suihkun. Vientieni oli outo paikka paakaupungiksi. Keskusta ei ollu paljon Riihimakea isompi ja monet teista oli paallystamattomia. Edes siella ei ole yhtaaan kauppakeskusta tai lansimaisia ketjuja. Jouduin viettamaan vahan liian kauan aikaa Vientienissa odotellessani Vietnamin viisumia. Saatuani viisumin suuntasin etelaan Savannakheen. Mun ja Johanin tiet eros Vientienista lahdettaessa. Ehdittiin matkustella viikko yhessa ja oli outoa olla taas yksikseen. Varsinkin kun Savannakhessa ei paljon lansimaisiin tormanny. Ja tietenkaan bussimatka Vientienista Savannakheen ei menny putkeen. Matkalla joudutt... read more

Well after spending almost 3 weeks longer than I expected to in Laos, I headed back to Vietnam, but not without one last grueling bus trip. After the typhoon I was keen to get to Vietnam as soon as possible, so I caught a direct bus from Pakse in Laos to Hue in Vietnam, but it was a hell of a trip, the unairconditioned bus was full of Vietnamese men chain smoking, the luggage was piled so high in the aisle that you had to crawl to get out of the bus, and we had a 7 hour wait at the border. After all of that, we were only a couple of kilometres into Vietnam when the bus stopped yet again, and to my surprise the luggage guys got out screwdrivers to open up the airconditioning ... read more

19/9 Hue Citadel, uit met de Ozzies 20/9 Motobike naar Vinh Moc tunnels en tempel. Bus naar Hoi An. Enkele biertjes en pool 21/9 Shopping tailormade clothes. Kookles, pool en biertjes met meer Ozzies 22/9 My Son. Ophalen kleren. Uit met Ozzies 23/9 Theorieles duiken Dan, ik relax en uitslapen. Late lunch in Mango Room ( waarom is er niet overal een Mango?) Regen... read more

Wednesday 13th September 2006 We got up early and headed down to Café on Thu Wheels were we’d organised for a couple of locals to show us a bit more of Hue. Heading off on the back of their mopeds the first stop was Thien Mu Pagoda, which overlooked the river and had spectacular bonsai tree gardens. The temple is famously known for being the home of the monk Thich Quang Duc. In 1963 he drove to Saigon and preceded to burn himself alive in protest of President Ngo Dinh polices. His car is still on show in the gardens behind the Pagoda. From there we sped back through town, then rode around some of the surrounding villages. All villages are linked by networks of rice paddy fields, narrow paths (which are just wide enough for ... read more

I have just added some more photo's to my blog....... read more