Lao Cai Star Hotel
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I am an Olympian...
... a place of enlightenment, in one photo of the road ahead the light through the clouds was, just heavenly. On reaching the village I was relieved, tired and ecstatic all at the same time, taking the title of ‘Olympian’ to heart.
I stayed for a couple of days in glorious weather visiting the market's and local villages, the church and museum, and generally people watching around the square before the weather changed and the ...
Mud bath
... and Hidde managed the walk without help. Leigh wasn't really offered it either so he must have still looked pretty scary as he seemed to be avoided! We sat and had lunch while Leigh declined this meal again.. It was quite a steep hill to where we stopped to eat.. So we had free entertainment watching other people fall all over the place. One guy we actually felt pretty sorry for coz he slipped and went flying over about two sets of rocks and ...
Trekking in hundreds and thousands
... maybe we should go back as we still weren't 100% sure of the conditions of the place we were staying that night and Leigh really needed to rest but being typical Leigh he stubbornly wanted to continue. We got to our home stay about 3pm.. I was half disappointed because it was more modern than what I expected but also pleased for Leigh that he could hopefully rest well. It was a mattress on the floor but there was netting around the ...
Another full day of travel
... card and motion for them to call, they pick up a ticket and throw it at me. I don't care, I have a ticket. (I asked the agent to send me the instructions in both English and Vietnamese, but he didn't.)
This time I don't have a lower berth, so my luggage can't share the space with me. I then put it under the small table. When an older French traveler, who has one of the lower berths in ...
Holy Sh*t! I took more than 2700 pics in 4 hours!
... and working hard, while their men wait at the restaurants, or are off shopping or doing who knows what. The sky starts to clear a bit, still overcast, but more light is available. I start to do more picture taking. Before I know it, several hours pass and the tour buses have arrived, making it almost impossible to get around due to the crowds of people.
There are actually several markets in the small town, all located next to ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Kitchenette