I seem to be having trouble accessing my blog here in Vietnam - they won't let me see my posts...always scamming me in some way (and always with a smile!!)
So we've made our way back to Vietnam after another full day of bus rides. But received a great bonus - one ten hour ride that we booked after spending the night at the bus station, was only with one other couple...i.e. five people on the bus and with AIR CONDITIONING!!! Serious luxury after taking a four hour local bus that started with 30 people, and finished with 75!! (And there's only seats for 30 - the bus just keeps picking up people from viliages along the side of the road)
We spent a couple nights in Hue where we visitied the former Demilitarized Zone and walked through the Vinh Moc tunnels (where 300 people lived during the war - incredible small!). The morning before we left, I biked with a Vietnamese-American girl we had met on the tour, to the ocean to see the sunrise. Unfortunately, the supposive 12 km to the beach, ended up being 20-25, so by the time we finally got there, the sun was already up! Nothing like biking at 4am though!!
After a beautiful train-ride along the ocean's cost, we arrived in Danang, where we took a taxi to Hoi An. Along the way we stopped at Blue Mountain - where they have Buddhas carved into large caves, very impressive! In Hoi An - it's the tailor capital. You can walk into any one of the hundreds, tell them what you want (jacket, dress, shoes, suit) and within a day they will have it made, cutsom for you!! I got two jackets (orange and white!) and one summer dress..I pick them up today, and we'll see!!
I've gotta run and pack-up, because check out time at our 'splurge' hotel (which is $10/night & had a pool and free buffet breakfast) ist in 20 minutes, and I'm not packed up at all...
Loves& misses to you all!!
xoxoxox.
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Very cool; you'll have your own tailored clothes! Maybe you could have them shipped to Hong Kong, so you don't have to pack them along with you....if you don't want to that is! Still no luck posting photos???? Your descriptions are great, but would love to see some photos, don't know if I can wait until the beg. of Aug....
Love Mom
Your mom was right Girl, photo speak for everything
I want 2 c those vietnamness girls 2.
Woahhh, just realized you had all these bloggings up! Sounds amazing and cheap and like everything is working out. Can't wait to see the photos and hear more about it in person! I went to that huge computer place today with my friend Linda who's visiting, and got a rainbow-light mouse...very exciting! Next up is... Studying for four weeks = INTENSE CRAMMING. Don't know how time goes by like this. Looking forward to your next blog.........
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