Blogs from Ninh Binh, Red River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 13

31/1 - travel day Hoi An - Hue After a nice early start we boarded an 8am bucket of bolts for the low low price of US $4 and we arrived into Hue, formerly the capital of Vietnam, at around midday. After checking into our hotel we meandered along the beautiful Perfume River, which runs down the middle of Hue, and through the beautiful old buildings and their manicured gardens. Hue, in central Vietnam, was the capital of the Nguyen dynasty, which lasted from 1802 to 1945. They were the last royal family of Vietnam. The key attractions in Hue are the remaining tombs of some of the emperors, and the Citadel which served as business and pleasure quarters for the reigning king. For New Year's Eve we went out with our friends Sib and Steve, ... read more

Hola!!! Muchas gracias por vuestros mensajes que nos acompanan durante el viaje!!! Hoy hemos visitado Tam Coc, tambien espectacular, parecido a la bahia de Halong salvo que es un rio y la excursion se hace en barca con unas simpaticas remeras, que intentan venderte de todo. No pregunteis, os podeis imaginar que hemos salido con la bolsa llena...en fin...gajes del viaje. El paisaje era precioso aunque el tiempo para variar no nos acompanaba aunque por suerte no ha llovido. Para llegar hemos subido en el autobus de la muerte, el conductor tenia como objetivo adelantar por la linea continua a todo vehiculo, persona o animal que se cruzara en su camino, y meterse de nuevo en su carrill un segundo antes de que un camion se nos echara encima....alto riesgo...se genera mucha mas adrenalina que en ... read more

Hi friends and Family, Meet up time is 07:15. Today, we’re going to Ninh Binh via train. We’re on a day train rather than a night train. I went to India in 2005 and the overnight train I took then was extremely uncomfortable. The Viet Nam Railways train is pretty alright. We were in the 1st class Sleeper carriages that have 4 Sleepers per compartment. We were in Compartment No. 9. We’re with Simon and Trevor. Provided are free bottles of water, duvets, sheets and a pillow. The beds had mattresses and each room had air Con, individual lights, a wooden attached table, and hooks. It was pretty comfortable. There was a mirror on the door, guards and constant railway staff plied and paraded the train, and the doors had internal security locks. We had a ... read more

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Well I liked HaLong Bay (dragon bay). I thought it was fun because we got to jump off the boat and we met alot of new people who were really nice. When we went to Sapa, we went on two hikes and the second one was the best because it was all muddy and when you're about to slip it was fun. We saw someone slip, she got her pants really dirty. Well it was a nice hotel in Sapa and we met lots of people who had blue hands because there is a plant that you boil for ten days and then it gets indigo and then some people bite on the plant and it makes their teeth a little bit blue but after ten days it's black. In Hanoi, we bought alot of things ... read more