Posts filed under Travel: Vietnam

January 3, 2009

Counting Down New Year In Hanoi (Day 8)

New Year’s eve back in Hanoi. We arrived in the wee hours of the morning pushing through touts at the train station and finally taking a taxi to our hotel. Half asleep we checked in and almost in an instant we found ourselves back in bed until late morning.
Our 2nd last day in Hanoi, also [...]

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December 31, 2008

A stroll in Sapa (Day 7)

Our final day in Sapa. We woke up to cloudy skies, it was a good thing we did all the outdoor stuff yesterday as the weather was awesome. Thank You Jesus! It would have been a waste if we had done the outdoorsy stuff today – fog was thick and temperature had dropped significantly. God [...]

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December 30, 2008

The Great 14km Walk! (Day 6)

It’s sunny and bright today. We woke up to promising weather that was to carry on the entire day. Thank You Jesus for opening up the skies revealing the gorgeous sun! We rented a jeep, a seriously beaten up jeep that requires a few steps on the brakes before it works! A local driver brought [...]

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December 29, 2008

Sapa, Northwest of Hanoi (Day 5)

Arriving from Ninh Binh to Hanoi yesterday evening, we were off to Sapa on a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, the town just before Sapa. We bought berth train tickets and managed to get a few winks on the way there. The rooms are not huge, but comfortably spacious with two double decks [...]

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