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Time to give you an update on our experience in North Vietnam
Early arrival in Hanoi
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the busiest city in the country. Crossing a street is more than a challenge ;-) Best way is to shadow a Vietnamese and always keep the same speed while crossing! We enjoyed a walk in the city passing by Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Cathedral,
After visiting the city we enjoyed a coffee in a bar situated at one of the busiest road crossing in Hanoi
A show on its own!
The day after, we enjoyed a day trip to the Halong bay on the rice paddies (Baie dHalong terrestre en français). It was amazing! Imagine a landscape like the Halong bay but with rice paddies all around you. We enjoyed a small boat trip around the paddies. Our captain was an old lovely lady!
The next day we decided to take a three days tour to the Halong Bay
With an overnight stay on the boat and a night on Monkey island located in front of Cat Ba island. We clearly double checked the quality of the boat and didnt take the cheapest price on that one
;-) Security before money!!!!
Unfortunately, we had to admire the Halong Bay in the fog and under the rain but still this site remains extraordinary! This site is classified as World heritage by the UNESCO. The boat trip was nice and we met great people
A special hello to Camilla and Jenny!
Now, it was time to head to our last Vietnamese destination being Haiphong! Haiphong is a bit out of the beaten tracks! A Vietnamese city of about 2,5 million inhabitants
where two of our friends Dorothée and Reggy are expatriated! We relaxed for two days at their place
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE WARM WELCOME! And a special thanks to Reggy for the motorcycle course, the visit of the harbor and taking back to Belgium part of our luggage
and a special thanks to Dorothée for the movies and series J I enjoyed them in the plane!
While writing this post, we are on the plane back to Europe
after two days of shopping in Bangkok. Our backpacks are full of presents and good memories!
See you in Belgium for the last posts!
02-03-2011 om 22:43
geschreven door Marjan & Isa 
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