We woke up to the beautiful view of Ha Long Bay, and a tasty breakfast; which included: toast, eggs, and bacon. As soon as breakfast ended, we were on a boat heading to the Sung Sot Cave. The cave was like a typical cave that you see anywhere, except this one was quite large. After the caves, we headed back to the junk boat for brunch and then we headed back to Hanoi. Once we got to our hotel in Hanoi: Hong Ngoc Hotel, we were informed that the hotel made a mi...

We finally reached the part of the tour I have been looking for the most - Ha Long Bay. We had to first drive four hours to get to Ha Long, stopping after 2 hours at a sculpture and noodle place. The rest stop was impressive. As soon as you walk in there were workers sewing satin pictures and the finished ones are stacked on a couple of tables. The pictures were nice but I wish we had more time to spend browsing through the pile, since they pictures weren't sort...

We flew from Hue to Hanoi in the morning and then proceeded to take a bus tour around town, followed by lunch and then we went to the Temple of Literature. Today was another hot day, and I think the heat is starting to affect all of us. We are all worn out and exhausted. Found out today that some people on our tour group were involved in some bad situations last night in Hue. One guy took a cyclo to go to a custom made t-shirt store and showed the driver a ma...

We had to say goodbye to beautiful Hoi An and make our way to Hue. The trip took us 4 hours via bus but the time went by quickly. It seems like the further north you go into Vietnam the more beautiful the country becomes; especially, when you are on the coast. Once we arrived at Hue we checked into the hotel and then had a cyclo ride tour around the city square. The cyclo ride was a lot of fun; however, it was hot out - it was 39 degrees! The ride lasted for ab...

Today we woke up bright and early in order to avoid the heat while visiting My Son Temple, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples were interesting; however, the main group of temples were the best because they were the least affected by the bombs; therefore, most of the structure still remained intact. The other temples within the site were basically ruins. There were two temples being restored in an area and one has been nicknamed the spider temple (...