Saigon

What a great vibrant city full of life hustle and bustle.

Being a Sunday there are a nuimber of wedding happening and the photo shoots happen at the museums. I just love this posey on the front of the wedding car
Uncle Ho infront of the party headquarters which was once the Hotel DeVille
A typical Traffic scene
The very friendly spotless Kim Hotel in the middle of Backpacker land.

Hoi An

Well we have finally made it Saigon after a few pleasant days in Hoi An. We were lucky to get reasonable weather there as the girls got into serious shopping especially in the shoe department.
Hoi An is one of special places that seems to have it's own unique energy. Very friendly people, great pace of life and an excellent plce to sip Vietnamese coffee and watch life go by.

Onto Saigon

Xmas, Sapa and back to Hanoi

Well we are getting used to the routines of Vietnam. Tourist = $ therefore, Rip-em-off! After all it is the international tourism code. Now that we have acclimatised minus a few Dollars we have settled down to enjoying ourself more. Santa with Vodka in hand kept us merry on Xmas Eve. On Boxing day we travelled by night train to the mountains west of Hanoi near China to and area called Sapa where a number of ethnic minorities live. Beatiful misty hillsides covered in rice paddies. Wonderful friendly people.

Caught up with old friends Mark, Vivien and kids unexpectedly. they checked into the room next to us.

We arrived back at Hanoi 5.30am and walked down to the lake and were overawed by the activity. Tai Chi, Badminton shuttlecock, unusual exercise routines, people strolling in the PJs. Found a nice cafe by the lake and just slowly welcomed the morning.

Halong Bay

Just Returned from Halong Bay. Discovered many of my digital camera images are corrupted. Bring back slide film!

Day 4 Hanoi

Images From Bangkok below

Just a few images to get started. Hanoi streets are a moving tapestry of scenes as day passes into night.