I flew in to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, a pretty crazy town. more motorbikes than people. I think thats the same for the whole country. We headed up too a stunning alpine french village near the chinese border, called Sapa. It was good to get some fresh mountain air running through the body. We trekked and bikes through the mountains, made friends with local villagers - some of whom stayed with us for a day or 2.
We also spent 3 days in Halong Bay, a thousand islands in the chinese sea. We slept on the roof of the boat one night which was pretty beautiful, surrounded by other boats and small islands.
Back to Hanoi and it started to get cold. The first time for me in 2months. I secretly quite like the cold. but if your in blighty at the moment, you really dont want to hear that. I wore trainers and jacket for the first time in 2 months.
I've flown down to Saigon now. Another insane city. bikes constantly flooding down the road, shanty towns full of friendly faces, intriguing temples with a influences from many different religions.
Its pretty hot and sweaty here so i'm tomorrow to Mekong delta, then eventually to Cambodia, Phnom Penn and the killing fields.
MTX
No comments:
Post a Comment