March 21 Ha Long Bay

panorama picture 

notice how its all men drinking coffee and women serving
thats vietnam for you 

our van  

our boat 

the food. egg tomato onion stir fry, tofu dish  

fried spring roll 

roasted peanuts and fish  

me and hazuki 

pic from the boat 

tour guide: what do you see?
tour guide to a korean couple: (point to top center of the picture) What do you see?
are you married?

the tour consisted of him pointing to parts of the cave and saying it looks like an animal.
However none of us can see the animal.

cave ticket 

the only one that actually looked like what he said. a picture of a woman

selfie 

I'm queen of the world  !!!!!!!

me and the japanese backpackers

nice view 

March 20th Hanoi

Hoan Kiem Lake 

Not Pho but something light to clean my stomach from an upset stomach ( I blame dirty ice) 

first Pho on the trip. (pho Ga) 

old lady wants to listen to music but its too loud
plug your ears and its the perfect volume 

Heather from China 

we were on the same flight from Danang to Hanoi

Since I didnt do my research on how to get to the city, my strategy is to find other backpackers who know what they are doing. Heather came to the rescue since she did her research. Its great to be able to speak Chinese to discuss if we should take the taxi or ask around about the bus. We ended up staying at the same hostel, same room, and same bunk bed.

Hoi An March 19th

Hoi An in the morning 

getting ready to take a cooking class at Morning Glory cooking school  

lady carrying fruits  

lady in the market selling bananas
the lady wearing yellow in the back is holding up 1 finger to say it costs $1 to take her picture. 

Ms. Len our market tour guide 

Me and Rebecca 

What Animal tail is that?  

Frog anyone? no thank you 

how about half developed embryo? 

market  

cabbage leaf parcels in shrimp mousse in broth 

BBQ chicken skewers and mango salad 

lanterns 

Phuong husband, Peter, me, and Phuong

lanterns in Hoi An

scenery from the train  

feeding the birds 

boy sleeping 

the stores close once the train departs 

people rushing on the train  

mother and son 

this guy who slept on the bottom bunk carried little birds in a cardboard box.
thats where the chirping came from. 

the aisle 

hot food sold on the train