Somerset Grand Hanoi

... one and all. This travelogue is all about aDaM and Gails much anticipated and costly trip around the world. Only having 12 months and 20 grand to cover both of us we are limiting ourselves to a quick blast in the states, 3 months in SA, 6 months in Asia ...

Abbreviated versions of previous trips, so that my map gets all pinny-like...

... by US POW's-Hanoi Hilton). Two thirds of the original prison was demolished in 1991 to make way for the Somerset Grand Hanoi, a serviced apartment and office complex. The bulk of the exhibits focus on the Vietnamese struggle for independence from France ...

... picked up the new shirts and then returned to our Hotel and caught a mini bus to Da Nang airport. Jumbo Jet took us to Hanoi where we arrived at around 6:30PM. Transfer took about 40 minutes to our Hotel that is pure opulence with a three bedroom unit on ...

... Melbourne time) then we had a 1hr ride in the taxi to get to our wonderful apartment. We are staying at the Somerset Grand Serviced Apartments in the Hanoi Towers. It is only 15min walk to the Old Quarter or a $2.50 taxi ride.  Got to bed at midnight ...

Well I am back again and mum and I were up at 6am (4hr difference has muck up my sleeping pattern) and at brekkie at 7am.  We decided to go for a walk to the Old Quarter and book a tour for Sunday, We ended up also booking a tour with Sinh Cafe for ...