Blogs from Red River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 14

After a lively night, getting in around 11.30 fuelled by mintless mojitos (they had run out) and great travelling chat with a Dutch couple who followed us to the Hmong Sisters Bar and some Americans, we felt a bit jaded this morning and depressed at having to check out at 11am and wander around homeless until our bus pickup at 5. the hotel is too cold to wait in. There is actual fog in reception and some of the corridors, where it rolls in through the open doors. One girl at breakfast today refused to eat it in the dining area it was so cold, she took it up to her room. We stuck it out and ate what we could. We found out last night that there is a new cable car to the top ... read more

Not sure I like it here too much, but the main big difference is the temperature. Although we knew it was going to be colder, 17 degrees in theory doesn't feel like it. The local people have hats, coats and gloves and we are trying to wear as many layers as possible. And negotiating through the streets of the old town with a combination of maps from the Lonely Planet, the hotel and on my iPad is really difficult. Maybe on a bright, sunny day it would look entirely different. Laundry handed into the hotel, $1 a kilo, back at 5pm tonight. Breakfast was good - I had pho, which was fetched from down the alleyway somewhere. Goodness knows who made it. Off we went in the drizzle to find the Hanoi Hilton prison museum. No ... read more

Arrived in hanoi at 6am- unfortunately we were joined by 2 Chinese guys in our cabin on the train-one of them was a snorer but the train drowned him out after a while!our hotel-hanoi blue inn let us have breakfast and our room was ready by 10am! We went and saw Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. It was weird and very strict to get into-lots of guards around his body! We then went back to the hotel to rest and shower!it was so wet we were really happy to be in a warm room! In the afternoon we visited hoa lo prison museum which was nicknamed the hanoi Hilton by the American POWs! Didn't really enjoy it-not sure if it was the rain or if it was just rubbish! Had one of the best dinners of our ... read more

Tam Coc to Cuc Phuong, première journée tous seul sur le vélo avec un petit 45 kilomètres les adieux sont fait la carrière solo peu commencer ! (45 Km ) Journée dans le parc national de Cuc Phuong, première halte devant la production d'un film pour le cinéma vietnamien sur l'occupation française, le rôle du Français jouée par un anglais et celui des Guyanés par des Keyen, rigolo est sympathique. Par la suite petit trek dans le parc naturel ainsi qu'une quarantaine de kilomètres à vélo ! ( 40km ) Cuc Phuong to citadelle dinasty Ho, une petite journée de vélo prévu qui va ce r'allonger un peu pour cause je me suis quelques peu perdu mais cela n'ajoute qu'une vingtaine de kilomètres il faut faire avec ^^ ! Arriver dans la ville puis direction la ... read more

Nim Binh et une ville situé à environs 100 Km au Sud de la capital rien en faire en soit dans cette ville mais à quelques kilomètres de là ont y trouve de magnifique paysage ainsi que de quoi ce loger ! Nous voilà donc rendu à Tam coc une petite ville qui n'existe que de part le tourisme, rien de fantastique ! Mais après une nuit bien reposante ont prend les vélo et ont part tous d'abord pour Trang An pour un jolie tour de barque d'environs 3 heures proposer par l'industrie touristique, malgré cela c'est magnifique comme endroit, au programme de l'aprem ce sera la plus grande pagode du Vietnam (Bai Dinh) qui est très ressente puis du vélo encore du vélo... Le lendemain c'est le jours ou nos chemin ce sépare Arthur part ... read more