Archive for July 31st, 2008

Photo Spam, Finally!

July 31, 2008

Of toilets in baggage rooms and space age showers

July 31, 2008

The great service provided by the friendly staff of ocean travel, the tour agency with which we booked our tours to Halong Bay and Sapa, deserve a post.

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xe om joyrides, giggling tour agency ladies and one friendly Vietnamese bus passenger

July 31, 2008

Ahhhhhh. It feels good to have a proper room to rest in after 4 consectutive nights without proper accomodation. We are at Hue now, ancient capital of Vietnam, now a small, quiant and immensely walkable town that has a considerably slower pace of life than Hanoi. It suited us just fine; we need to chill after a hectic first 8 days and a chance of pace is more than welcomed. Tonight promises to be a relaxing night spent at a proper hotel.

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