Broken record time: Another amazing day that I can’t even begin to describe how lucky I am to have experienced. Bill picked me up promptly this morning for a motorbike tour of Hue and the surrounding countryside to include the Thanh Toan Bridge, three tombs of Nguyen Dynasty emperors, and the Imperial City. First off, […]...
The overnight train was not as bad as I feared (but still somewhat stressful), and I slept more than I thought I would. The only other time I took an overnight train, from Munich to Paris, I didn’t even sleep for one minute, and this despite the fact that I had had an overnight flight […]...
Today was mostly a bunch of nothing, really. It started out well. The storm (which raged for an hour last night before just turning to rain) was gone and the rain had abated, so I headed out, wanting to be at the Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) by the time it opened at 8. I […]...
First off, Mom, I’m not going to call to save some minutes, but I’m safely tucked away in my hotel room for the night. I have a feeling that I’m going to sound like a broken record, but today was another amazing day, even with the rice paddy “disaster,” lol! I’m still bummed about Halong […]...
An absolutely amazing day! I can’t even describe how wonderful it was. My guide, Nathan, met me at 5 am to show me around the Old Quarter, the French Quarter, wet markets (selling fruits, vegetables, frogs, snails, eels, just-butchered meat, and flowers, among other things), and the Long Bien Bridge. It was so dark and […]...
So far, so good! The airport was nowhere as chaotic as I thought it would be. I was second in line for passport control, my bag was fifth off the conveyor, and no line at customs. So, from the time I stepped off the plane until I was out front meeting my driver (arranged by […]...