Singapore and North Vietnam

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Spent a day in Singapore. Its a crazy city. Half western, half eastern. Asia is so warm and humid. Vietnam is even madder. Cars and bikes everywhere. They do not seem to have a highway code. Its almost impossible to cross the road but when you do there are 20p beers to be had, so its worth it. To escape the mania we went on a relaxing cruise to Ha Long bay.

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Photos

Our hotel in Singapore.
we dedcided to treat ourselves to a nice hotel after a week in a cold campervan. This is the hotel atrium and lifts. very impressive.

Chilli crab.
A must have in singapore. I thought I had ordered a piece to try and ended up with the whole thing! oops.

Singapore's big wheel.
What better way to see the city?

Strange cloud formation.
I think it looked like a duck.

View from the wheel.
The skyline is a bit more impressive than Belfast's.

Hanoi - Capital of Vietnam.
They love their motorbikes. Traffic can be out of control.

A street restaurant.
fancy.

A typical street.
no room to swing a cat.......or a dog......which they eat over here...yum!

Gareth entering the temple of literature
his favourite book is the BFG. Dont think they keep a copy of it here though.

I looked in and this is what I saw.
do I really look like this?

Hoan Kien Lake.
In the centre of Hanoi is this lovely tranquil lake.

In the centre of the lake was a temple.
They love temples here.

Vietnam Paddy fields.
On the way to Ha long bay.

Ha long bay
lots and lots of sticky up rock islands.

Relaxing on deck.
We got a overnight boat cruise around the islands.