We had a really great day today, despite the fact it began at noon. :) We booked the hotel car for 7 hours and went to My Son, which is a beautiful archeological site in the mountains. It is the closest it gets to Angkor Wat in Vietnam. From there, we went to Marble mountain and its beautiful temples, pagoda and view. Last but not least, we visited the city of Hoi An, which is best described as a big and beautiful night market. Tomorrow we`re off to Hue, our next...

Our day started at 8:00AM, had breakfast and said goodbye to Halong. The limo ride to Hanoi airport was rather uneventful, but the wait in the airport was long and sweaty. We ended up cramped like sardines in ahordible low cost flight, that got us to Danang. We then used the hotel's shuttle and arrived at Mercure Danang. We were immediately taken to the lounge, and the hotel`s new GM came to greet us. Sweet! We lounged a bit and explored the hotel, which is brand...

We woke up this morning at about 8:00AM only to realize the hotel has not contacted us, so there was no cruise in Halong Bay allowed due to the severe weather forecast. We had an early breakfast, lounged around the room a bit and went for a walk in the hotel's vicinity. We then decided to take a taxi into the town, which turned out to be sort of a waste of time, but hey - we sure have time around here. :) We then came back to the hotel, put on our swimming gear a...

Well, this is our final half day in Hanoi, which was not really planned, but hey, who cares to just bum around and get some rest, ha? :) Last night, we were informed that the weather in Halong Bay does not allow for a cruise (torrential rains and storm), so we decided to stay a couple of more hours in Hanoi and get to Halong Bay only in the late afternoon/early evening, as there is basically nothing much to do there other than the cruise. SInce we already prepaid...

Woke up after an almost sleepless night to yet another hot hot hot day in Hanoi. Had breakfast at the Vietnamese restaurant, which was good, rested a bit in the room and took a taxi to visit the infamous prison in Hanoi. It was very gloomy, as can be expected. We then continued to visit the Ho Chi Minh mosoleum (only from outside), his previous houses and the botanical gardens. We also took a glimpse of HCM's museum (from the outside). Since it was SO hot, we dec...