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DMZ or Demilitarized zone
After a interesting night bus from nihn bihn to dong ha(bunk bed bus with minimal space to move), we start our DMZ tour from there. When we disembarked from the bus in the early hours of the morning we hardly had time to rub the sleep from our eyes before Mr Chien had found us and was trying to sell us a tour with him …
New Atmosphere
... world’s 17th largest economy. The strength of Vietnam’s economy lies with its young, well educated population. Literary rate is 94 per cent, while half of the population is under the age of thirty.”
I told Mr. Geppetto that he sure knew a lot and thanked him for his extremely useful knowledge. I said my farewells to him, his black and white cat, his goldfish, and his puppet (and secretly the cricket as well).
As I ...
Another day sightseeing in Hanoi
walked the length of Hanoi in the rain. Weather changed drastically, cooler which is better but poured with rain this morning. First stop, Lenin's statue in the park. Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, house and presidential palace. Next stop the One pillar pagoda and Ho Chi MinH museum. We also saw some tanks, planes and artillery left over from the Vietnam war. Off to Sapa tomorrow evening on the overnight train. Four bunks to a cabin! Wondering who we'll be sharing ...
Hello Hanoi!
... and mine was strong and sweet.Brianna had a delicious mango smoothie.
After returning to the hotel to pack and finalaze tour bookings, we went back to the streets to explore some of the old quarter of hanoi. But we were hungry again and first sat down so that I could have a mango smoothie and we could share some fried crab spring rolls. From the second floor balcony of the restaurant we could see a young couple getting wedding photos taken infront of ...
Thiet Ung Wood Carving village
... smaller craft work ie, fine carving/sculpting frequently occurred in front on the sidewalk.
The large job portion of the carving/sanding took place in the back. We were told that all the statues/vases were made from one piece and NOT pieced together with the exception of spears, swords were sometimes added later but the bulk piece was one solid piece. When I say solid that is exactly what I mean. I was shocked at how heavy these pieces were. ...