Hi Ernie if you're reading this!! Day 51 - 24/11/09 - Hanoi (Vietnam) The sun was too early for us this morning and we missed the sunrise we had planned to see, but had enjoyed a peaceful sleep on the junk. It was so much quieter than the hotels in Hanoi! After a very tasty breakfast, the junk set off for Ti Top - this was a lookout area on the top of an island mountain. Once we climbed the 424 steps (which were taller than normal steps) we had an amazing 360 ...

Only 1 more week before reality again :( Day 49 - 22/11/09 - Hanoi (Vietnam) This morning after breakfast and finalising our packing, we checked out of our hotel, and caught a taxi to our new hotel (2km away). We checked in, dropped our bags in our new home and went for a stroll to find lunch and see more of the city. We made our way north, seeing Ho Chi Minh's Moseleum and the Presidential Palace. These places were heavily guarded, though we didn't feel threa...

Day 47 - 20/11/09 - Hanoi (Vietnam) After breakfast, we walked back to near Hoan Kiem Lake where we booked front row tickets to a water puppet show for Wednesday 25th. This is said to be a must see in Hanoi, and it was booked out for the next few days, so we are quite excited to see it. It was a whole AUD$6 for 2 first class, front row tickets, and will be an extra AUD$1 for us to be able to take pictures during the show... We then walked through the Old Quart...

Toot! Toot! Toooooot! Toooooot! Day 45 - 18/11/09 - Chiang Mai & Bangkok (Thailand) & Hanoi (Vietnam) Today was going to be a busy day - we needed to catch 2 planes, ending up in Hanoi, Vietnam. After our last breakfast with Rhys & Erica, we checked out, said our goodbyes and caught a taxi to the airport. It was very strange to be going from 4 to 2 after 6 weeks together! We got to Chiang Mai airport and wrapped our bags. Our first flight was domes...