So, things have been pretty crazy around here. Last I wrote, we were departing Hoi An and headed to Hanoi and Halong Bay. After a whirlwind tour of Hanoi and Halong Bay, I'm actually writing from Siem Reap, Cambodia. Where to start...
We met up with our friends John and McKenna in Hanoi and went out to dinner at Bobby Chinn's. They gave us the lowdown on the city and what they liked and disliked. It was sort of funny since we found out that even though they had been in the city for about 3 days, they completely slept through one day taking a "nap" and woke up another morning at 3:30am counting down the minutes until 5:00am so they could go to the gym. Pretty hilarious.
From Hanoi, we went to Halong Bay. It is absolutely beautiful. The limestone formations are amazing the experience was one that I would highly recommend to others. That being said, I would recommend that people "adjust" their definition of the word "luxury." Our boat was labeled a luxury boat, but apparently, that just gets you A/C, better food and a shower. Our boat still had the problems of bugs and even a four legged friend or two.
After our overnight, we returned to Hanoi, where we spent the evening hanging out with our new friends from the boat. The Aussies as we referred to them somehow talked us into going to "dinner" with them which included some light food and heavy drinks. Somehow, a group of 7 of us managed to go through as many bottles of 80 proof rice wine. People started eating fried crickets, putting on pouty lip gloss, and falling asleep at the table. Not a good combination.
The next morning, a little slow from the evening activities. we informed out guide and driver that we weren't in the mood for museums and we were a little temple-ed out, so we had him drive us to see Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum and then take us shopping. It was a great, if not eerie, outing as seeing the former leader of Vietnam lie in state took me a bit by surprise.
Siem Reap and the Angkor temples were amazing. I'll post a little more about them later as well as some pictures.
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