Church Hotel Hanoi

Vietnam tours: sapa adventure tours 4 days 5 nights Night 1:Hanoi - Lao Cai Saigon.travel's car pick up from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station. Overnight stay on the train. Day 1: Laocai ...

... by. Got Chung my driver to drop me at St Joseph's Cathedral, which is right across from the Church Hotel where I almost stayed. The first landmark I saw in Hanoi, it doesn't look any better in daylight than it does at night. Generally quite tired and ...

... as the street was very narrow and traffic was a bit heavy at the time we reached the place.  It was just next to one of Hanoi's oldest Church.       At 7pm Ms Ah Fang met us at the hotel's tiny lobby and took us on a 15 -20 min ...

... in Hanoi to check in. Overnight in Hanoi. Day 2: Hanoi - Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Ninh Binh (B / L) Breakfast in the hotel in Hanoi. Together with Our car and tour guide leaving Hanoi in the morning for a 2-hour drive to Ninh Binh, 100km South of ...

... street frontage meant they paid less taxes. Today after checking out we wandered around the alleys near this lovely stone catholic church that had its bells ringing. Had a massage for $5 us but it really hurt so wasn't much fun!! Nath ...

... Da Thien Lake, Da Lat historical village (learning about the art of hand embroidery), visit Domain de Marie Church. - Dinner. Overnight at hotel. Day 05: DA LAT – SEE OFF (B/L) - Breakfast. Free for shopping at Da Lat ...

... them. By the day of Christmas Eve, the steps of St. Joseph's Cathedral, a regal example of Catholicism in Hanoi and two blocks from our hotel, were covered with parents (one dad dressed in a Santa suit, himself) taking holiday photos with their Santa-clad ...

... people! After Mass we decided to find somewhere to eat.  All the restaurants near the church were quite expensive so we continued walking towards our hotel but couldn’t find anywhere to eat.  We asked in our hotel and they recommended ...

... , we simply said we’d think about it and accepted the free Hanoi map he gave us. Once in Hanoi, there was another guy from the same hotel, again vying for our business. We ignored him and started walking, trying a few guesthouses, but finding them ...

... that he lived near a church next to a lake with an island in the middle. There is a lake near our hotel. Unfortunately, there are quite a few lakes in Hanoi. Binh says, “It’s the one with the island”. Uh yeah, that narrows it down, but ...

... to their Vietnamese counterparts and revolutionaries. The US captives had good food, could play games like football and volleyball, were allowed to Church, had many extra supplies and looked to be having a whale of a time in the photos. I'll leave it up ...

... After a delicious breakfast of fruit and pancakes at the hotel we headed out to see the sights.  The hotel is situated in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, right next to the impressive St Joseph's cathedral and not far from the Hoan Kiem Lake ...

... restaurants. They grow coffee in Vietnam and it's very tasty. We went to a local cafe next to the catholic church (there are quite many catholics in Vietnam), everyone was drinking fruit juices...I ordered coffee...I can't even describe that disgusting ...

... head to Halong Bay the next day for a cruise. When we returned for one day after our cruise we sought out the Catholic Church and the Temple of Literature, founded by Confucius I think. When we were walking back we noticed people waving flags everywhere, ...

... of time to finish my walk around town, especially the huge statue of Ho Chi Minh, and - surprisingly enough - the catholic St Joseph church! When the time came for the show I took my seat in the tiny little theatre. The musicians, all dressed in their ...

... after walking in the opposite direction to start with) which is a mini version of Notre- Dame in Paris. Directly in front of this church we discovered a very nice street for eating - it is more done up than other streets and has a very European feel to ...

... so I’m typing this blog with my headlight on. I’m sure it would make a strange photo. We checked into Charming Hotel in Hanoi yesterday afternoon after arriving back from a tour of Halong Bay. The first port of call was to try and secure ...

... busy streets with people beeping every second. But still worth a visit. We then headed to St Josephs Cathedral. Its an old church designed in a medieval style. The area around here was also pretty cool – loads of quaint boutique shops and cafés. ...

... well deserved R&R. Im wandering near the cathedral and spy an out door barber with his mirror nailed to the wall of the church and avail myself of a beard trimming all for the pricely sum of $1.80-it was needed-there was too much grey showing!! Its ...

... chairs and some on their motorbikes in the parking lot. The singing was beautiful and it was amplified outdoors. As well, there was a big screen on the side of the church so those outside could see the altar. The devoutness was quite amazing ...