Vietnam

Day 11 - Hanoi to Halong Bay
July 16, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
Quick early breakfast with Phong in Hanoi - a drive to the Opera House for a walk past the entrance of the Sofitel Metroprole Hotel - oldest hotel in Hanoi - still use vintage Bentleys outside main gate. The streets of Hanoi just waking up - horns beeping, people sweeping sidewalks and vendors opening their shops, or having breakfast on the...
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Day 10 - Sapa to Hanoi
July 15, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
A great sleep in this mountain air - a good 10 degrees celcius cooler here than in Lao Cai nearby.  Sumptuous breakfast buffet in our hotel - (includedl) this has been one of the nicest and best hotels in Vietnam so far - so we are taking full advantage of all the amenities here - Quynh, our guide,  met us at 9 am and we started out for our 3...
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sapa
July 17, 2008 - Lao Cai, Vietnam
Time passes too fast and too slow to keep up with.... So, can I remember all the things I have done in the short time since I last wrote???? I have been in and out of Hanoi. It gets draining after a while. I took a night train to Sapa. I chose to buy myself the most comfortable of options and took the soft sleeper. Could have gone for the hard...
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What a day...what a day....what a day!
July 16, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
So I finished my third day and I almost broke down in the middle of it.  I felt like screaming so badly and crying that I barely contained myself....but somehow I was able to do so.  I have been so spoiled by the vast amount of technology back home that when a procedure that normally takes me 2.5 hours, took me 5 hours to complete today (WHILE...
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I can't sleep so let's journal some more
July 16, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
Although I have been sleeping 5-6 hours straight now, I am still waking up early in the morning.  It is currently 4AM in Ha Noi (5PM USA).  I don't have much to report so I figured I would answer a few questions posted throughout the blog.  Sorry it has taken me so long to do so.  I will also take the opportunity to add a few funny details...
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