Hey everyone!
We are here, in Hanoi safe and sound. We got into Bangkok last night at 11pm and went straight to the hotel. After settling in, we soon discovered we need to buy some water and India was the only one with any Thai Baht!
At 4am we were woken by the sound of our VERY loud wake up calls. We left for the airport at 5am and got into Hanoi by 9am. After we all organized our transport and accommodation we arrived at the Hanoi Phoenix; our hotel for the next two nights.
As I write this, have just gotten back from a couple of hours out, exploring the bussling city of Hanoi. It did not take us long to realize the Vietnamese culture is very relaxed according to road rules!
We had lunch at a little restaurant which served us some delicious noodles, spring rolls and other Vietnamese delicacies.
In a couple of hours we will be heading back out to shop and go for dinner. However, currently is is pouring down with rain.
Looking forward to a wonderful day of sightseeing tomorrow, including the water puppets!
Speak to you all soon.
India, Lauren and all.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a smart Mother you have to organise Thai Baht India! Love, Orsinis XXX
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you and glad its going well. Love the updates, keep them coming...!! Andrew & Angela F
ReplyDeleteHi India darling,
ReplyDeleteHope you are really enjoying yourself and taking in the sights and smells of Asia, once in your olfactory memory bank it's there forever. Sorry about the rain but hey, it's Vietnam and this is the rainy season. Thinking about you every day sweetheart, love dad. XXX
Good luck on your treck and look forward to next update. Orsinis XXX
ReplyDeletehEY GUYS HOP THE PROJECT IS GOING ALONG WELL, TAKE CARE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE NEWS XXX
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To India from dad.
ReplyDeleteXin chao An Do yeu, toi hy vong ban dang co mot thoi gian tuyet voi. Well darling I see from your itinerary you return to Hanoi today. Did you find the H'Mong interesting? I'll bet you did, almost everything about Vietnam is interesting, at least I found it so. And tomorrow night and Tuesday spending the night aboard a boat exploring Ha Long Bay then back to Hanoi, how exciting. Wednesday will find you in Hue and Da Nang. How's the food going darling? Making plenty of notes for some (real) Vietnamese food I hope. On to Saigon on Friday (it will always be Saigon to me)and Saturday in Cu Chi. Now India, go down the tunnels and have a good look for yourself and you'll be a Tunnel Rat too. Enjoy every minute of this wonderful adventure sweetheart because you'll be back before you know it. Theresa says hello and sends her love and kisses. Toi doan La ban se roi vao Tinh yeu voi Viet Nam yeu tan huong, tan huong. Anh yeu em, cha. XXX
For India
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are back in Hanoi and too over it. We are all waiting to see your piccies and hear the stories. Is it true that there are no leeches?
Everybody is good back here and we have had unreal sunny winter weather.
See ya
Pa