Saturday, June 9, 2007

Ha Noi, Viet Nam (Day 2)

Xin Chau!

Today I booked my next three weeks of travel. After a leisurely morning, Jules and I met with Lien, travel agent extraordinaire, to book my tickets for my China travel. The dates in the "Tentative Schedule" hold true, so I am off to CHINA!!!!

After a nice lunch we walked to one of the tourist cafes to look into a couple day excursion to Sa Pa, the rural mountainous region at the border of Vietnam and China. I booked a 2 day 3 night journey up into the mountains to see some stepped rice patties, waterfalls, and tribal minorities.

Te remainder of the day was spent shopping and walking the city. We nearly overheated a few times and had to duck into a store for relief. Not to talk of the weather, but we broke the century mark.

We rounded out the day with delivery at home and a much needed rinse. (this is quickly becoming one of my favorite parts of the day!)

The pic of the day has to be the mess of wires!

Today, we are off to Ha Long Bay to see the gorgeous islands and cliffs.

More blogging in a couple of days!




Pic of the day!




Cool Architecture...I'm a dork, I know.




Uncle, Sister, and VanderBaby.





Delivery at Julie & Richards! YUM!

(Side note. We ordered the Chicken Hot Plate (a soup you cook at your table) and they delivered the chicken raw...Interesting!

1 comment:

Jacques said...

Nik and I are so happy you get to experience all the fun of Vietnam and Hanoi. Enjoy and soak (pun intended) up all the culture.