A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam

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September 5th 2007

Published: September 18th 2007

HanoiHanoi turned out to be a pleasant surprise after seeing it in the gloomy, drizzly, dark hours of the night before. We arrived in the city at a brain numbing 3am and found ALL the hotels in the old quarter shut with shutters down. Gates were rattled, bells were pressed and the best we got was "Hotel is full, sorry". We did this aimlessly with the half hearted taxi driver for a few streets and ... Read Full Entry

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The happy life under communism...

Anyone for monopoly?

Check out the number of zeros...

Vietnamese Waterpuppeteers appauled after a great and amusing show.

We went along not expecting much but were very impressed and entertained. The puppeteers operate the puppets from behind a screen on submerged poles.

Ngoc Son temple at night, Hanoi Hoan Kiem lake

Uncle Ho's mausoleum

Policeman, Hanoi

The presidential palace

Wise words....

It appears that Uncle Ho was generally a decent sort of guy with good intentions and a strong belief in the communist principles, unlike Chairman Mao his neighbour.

Uncle Ho in the fields...

A photo on display in the museum

Quan Thanh pagoda

'Ok, everyone, ready? Do not smile, I warn you, do not smile or the camera will explode in your face.' - A traditional Vietnamese pre-shot advice

Tay Ho pagoda

This place is a trek out of town but worth a look. Very peaceful here.

Richy

Red Bull and Vodka you say? How many cans do you need? ...Our smuggling antics whilst still in Lasos

Behind the scenes

Richysam the photographer smiling man!

Nothing's big enough to hide that smile!

Girls from the Black Hmong ehtnic group

Dao girls

Pronounced as Zao, San Mei and Xi mei are usually by the Sapa sqaure in the mornings to sell some handicraft

Flower sellers wares...

Bac Ha Market

The long haul to and from the room...

View from our balcony...

Stunning view of the highest peak in Vietnam - Fanispan

Happy street seller....

A time lapse of Fanispan at night

19th September 2007

huiru
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cool vietnam~
your vietnam section is really good ,has lots of interesting things and various observation,i enjoyed it very much, thank you ..^^..

22nd September 2007

Jules
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I told you so
Great stuff guys! Good write up. Didn't I tell you guys how bad the traffic was in Vietnam and that you just have to take a leap of faith and hope that the motorbikes don't hit you and voila! they avoid you! ha ha ha. Richy, you just need to shave your head man. It's so bare up there, some planes could mistake it for a runway.

22nd September 2007

Jules
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Skinniness, here I come!
Guess what? I just purchased some Herbalife in an attempt to lose some mucho weight. It's a series of shakes that I'm supposed to take to replace my meals and it's full of nutrients. Only 200 kilo calories per shake. Let's see what I look like in 3 months time. If it's good enough for David Beckham, it sure as hell is good enough for Julian Chong.

22nd September 2007

Niki Maguire
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Vietnam
great entry on Hanoi and Sapa. i was there back in December to find Vietnam was to be the place i feel now i will try to live in one day! on seeing your blog i just thought id pay comment to you. feel free to look through mine also you have really done the two places proud with you write up. Thanx again.

23rd September 2007

SniffandSnore
Rich & SanSan Samuel

Weigh for ever....
Mate. You've been scammed... again. Did you not notice that David Bekham was the perfect weight before he took the stuff and the result... he's the perfect weight afterwards. Hence ZERO loss... You'll be the same old cuddly Julian Chong when we return... just a bit wiser.. ;0)

24th September 2007

Jules
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Shut up!
I'm not taking Herbalife because of Becks lar dum dum...I just slipped in his name because he happens to be playing for LA Galaxy and "Herbalife" is plastered right in the front of his jersey. Of course he was skinny to begin with. I ain't no dum dum!!! heh heh heh.

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