Vietnam - Not Our Cup of Tea

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December 10th 2008

Published: January 11th 2009

After the excitement and open air of our motorbike adventures it was back down to earth with a bump. The overnight bus across the border to the city of Hue in Vietnam was a real ordeal. We arrived in the early evening at the bus station not wanting to be late, as normal we ended up waiting around for hours for the bus to arrive. It pitched up looking rather worn out and ready to retire from life c... Read Full Entry

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Japanese Bridge

Hoi An

Church

Ho Chi Minh

Palace

Ho Chi Minh, this is where the communist tanks crashed into the palace

Kitsch Room

Reunification Palace. This is where the prime minister and his pals relaxed.

Get to da chopaaa!

Ho Chi Minh, the prime minister's private Hue helicopter!

Mekong boat

Mekong River

Market Boat

Mekong River floating market

Paper Lady

Mekong River, a woman makes rice paper.

Boat life

Mekong River

Fishy business

Mekong River, a wee town on the banks of the river.

A Mekong House

Mekong River

Kids at play

Mekong River, the ethnic minority Cham people who are all Muslim.

11th January 2009

Alan
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Me too, me too
Good blog again, Megs and I felt exactly the same about Vietnam man. Different to the rest of SE Asia. Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday! Sweeeeeeeet!

11th January 2009

yer Ma
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Home Brew
The consequences of the brutal dehumanising years these people endured must surely have a deep impact on their psyche. But I think you are right if you had time to travel around the country you would surely have met warmer friendlier Vietnamese. On a brighter note I am delighted that you have many photos of Dragonfly, one of my totems. See ya soooooooon. Hallelujah!!!!! Lovings and Huggings yer Ma. xxxx

11th January 2009

anonymous
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Maintaining your usual standards right to the end. It's a pity the people were not nicer but they can be excused because they suffered so much. See you soon.

11th January 2009

Mum H
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Another bus another chicken & bag of charcoal
I am sorry Vietnam disappointed. It certainly has a sad and interesting history. Your blog did not disapoint. Looking forward to Cambodia. love xxx

13th January 2009

Colonel Kurtz
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The horror, the horror...

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