Good morning Vietnam
Trip Start
Jun 01, 2008
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7
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Trip End
Aug 27, 2008
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Thursday, June 12, 2008
So yesterday we left Cambodia pretty early in the morning to make our way to Vietnam. The 6 hour journey was pretty smooth and so was the boarder crossing. We arrived in the middle of the afternoon and found a guest house. We then went to walk around at the market and grad some delicious vietnamese food. The market here was crazy, so many brand names for so cheap. Puma shoes for 20$...i like. they even have winter jackets...although that would be hard to bring back. We also booked our open bus tour throughout Vietnam yesterday.
Today, we went to see a temple where Cadoism is practiced. That is a mixed of several religions. It was pretty intense. They are all dressed in white. After that, we went to the Cu Chi tunnels to see the tunnels during the Vietnam War. They are tiny!! We walked through one that they had enlarged for us to see and it was still pretty tiny. It was crazy to see the whole system designed during the war with all the traps for the americans. Also, we went to see a arts place where disabled people make all sort of plates, chopsticks, trays, all hand made with wood and shells and paint. Everything was so awesome but unfortunately a bit too pricy for us so we couldnt buy anything. Moms you would have gone crazy with all those fancy plates!
So far Vietnam is pretty sweet and we love it. We feel that there is less scams all around like Cambodia!! but who knows maybe we are just trusting too easily. Also, we are getting pretty good at crossing streets now. The amount of motorbikes here is insane!! Even more than in cambodia but at least it is a bit more legislated here: helmets are manditory and no more than 2 persons on the motorbike.
Tomorrow, we will walk around the city and Saturday we leave for our next destination with the sand dunes.
**Questions pour Daudish**
Hey daudish, quelques questions pour toi...
ou avais tu reste a Mui Nue et a Sapa et combien cetait?
aussi ou avais tu achete toutes tes assiettes et combien cetait?
recommendes tu qqn pour nos costumes a Hoi An?
d'autre conseils??
Erica
Comments
hotel Hanoi
Salut Éric!!! Je m'excuse j'avais pris un peu de retard dans ton blog et comme je veux lire en ordre et bien... L'hôtel où on est restées à Hanoi est le Prince Guesthouse je crois, à côté du Prince Hôtel. On avait payé 2$ la nuit par personne et c'était en haut d'une échelle! Très amusant (pas très propre mais amusant) les gens sont super gentil là-bas, et c'est proche du Lac et du quadrilatère où ils vendrent la bière BiaHoi je crois à 2000dongs la bière. C'est très drôle. On est aussi allé voir le spectacle de marionnettes sur l'eau. En tous cas, j'espère que ça va t'aider. Quand je retourne chez moi, je t'envoie le nom de l'hôtel où on est allé à Hoi An je ne me rappelle pas pas coeur. Bon voyage! Amusse-toi bien!
daudish