March 26-28, 2010 – Days 456-458 – Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Well, the time has finally come. With our arrival in HCMC we have fully realized the ending of our trip…and the necessity to immediately being seeking gainful employment. Yikes!
Street side Pho
March 24-25, 2010 – 454-455 – Mui Ne, Vietnam
Mui Ne is a tiny resort town on a Vietnamese beach. The beach is nothing much but every guest house boasts itself as a resort, no matter how small or large, and nearly every one has a divine swimming pool that is too inviting to refuse.
Poolside
March 22-23, 2010 – Day 452-453 – Nha Trang, Vietnam
With two hot, sweaty days and nothing of interest within the city to see or do, we spent two hot, sweaty days on Nha Trang beach soaking up the last bit of sun we can before we go home.
You can really taste the heart attack
March 21, 2010 – Day 451 – Nha Trang, Vietnam
It was a fierce battle. One that may just change how history books are written: the massacre on bus 312, Hoi An to Nha Trang. [insert ominous music here]
Sleeper bus
March 17-20, 2010 – Day 447-450 – Hoi An, Vietnam
The past few days we have been shopping and walking around in Hoi An’s seemingly endless array of shops.
Through the streets of Hoi an
March 16, 2010 – Day 446 – Hue, Vietnam
Today we walked 20 kilometers. Why, you ask? Well, because….er….it was…hmm… all the way from downtown to the imperial tomb of Tu Doc.
Incense vender on our walk
March 15, 2010 – Day 445 – Hue, Vietnam
Hue’s Citadel is like a smaller, more quaint version of Beijing’s Forbidden City. It’s a quiet complex with more ruins than standing buildings, compliments of some serious bombing during the Vietnam War.
Inside the Citidel
March 13-14, 2010 – Day 443-444 – Hanoi to Hue, Vietnam
After a day of waiting around for the night bus to Hue, we were happy for a change of scenery in Hue. We took our time wandering around the small city to see what was around. It’s pretty simple but there are plenty of interesting things to do around Hue. Maybe we will go do something interesting tomorrow, you never know…
Fruit selling in Hue
March 12, 2010 – Day 442 – Ha Long Bay to Hanoi, Vietnam
Bang, bang bang! “Hello! Get up!” Bang, bang! “Hello! Kayaking!”
And that was at 6:30am. We had not even had breakfast yet and were just waking up when we heard the call for hello kayaking. Shaking the sleep from our bones we dropped into our 2 person kayak and paddled around the bay.
Kayaking too early
March 11, 2010 – Day 441 – Ha Long Bay
Bright and early this morning we went “trekking.” Usually this means walking around on paved sidewalks with some kind of vegetation nearby, although that is optional. Today they actually meant some serious hiking. Inside Cat Ba National Park we climbed over tree roots and through slippery mud to get to the top of the big hill for a nice view of the island.
She'll be coming round the mountain
Taxi Rides = 123
Boat Rides = 35
Motorcycle Rides = 10
Plane Rides = 16
Bus Rides =330
Train Rides = 124
Rickshaw Rides = 98
Truck Bed Rides = 25
Rainy Days = 42
Current Rummy Score
Lin 10950, Saben 12435
