Wednesday 30 January 2013

HANOI.. WINTER SEASON 20>30 January



TERRIBLE TRAFFIC
i almost accident at the 1st DAY =P
NEXT
U will notice tat all the Hanoi building is "SLIM SLIM & TALL TALL"
tis is bcos the Land Tax is EXPENSIVE
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our Hotel /Dormitory


Hanoi Guset house but Transfer to Hanoi Old Centre hotel


Little Hanoi  Transfer to Little Hanoi Diamond 8usd =1nite =1 bed
8 person in a room with shared bathroom

Overnite at Train


Golden Wing Hotel -HANOI  18usd -no Gud

Cat Cat Hotel-Sapa

Junk Cruise -HALONG BAY


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HANOI CITY TOUR

Ho Kiem Lake


Their "Yamcha" Style
St Joseph Cathedral

Hao Lu Prison

Ho Chin Minh Mausoleum


Tortoise Tower



Opera House

Revolution Museum

Old city gate 

Ba Manh Temple

Presidential Palace

One Pillar Pagoda


Water Puppet Show-
City  View  Cafe-Damn Expensive
We Not IN cos c the menu OLDY no dare go up 

The Shop & Go
Cheaper Mineral Water 1.5L>10K

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Halong Bay




So LUCK
Jus Few Minute
Dear Get 1 BIG SOTONG
WOW...
But The Tour Guide say Have to get 10 den only can FOC cook for us




Cat Ba National Park-Cycling
luckily in the WINTER









NOTE:
20K=20,000Dong
Hotel Price is 2person
TICKET ENTRANCE  is 1 person

20JAN-Saturday
Stay=Hanoi Guest House transfer to Hanoi Old Centre Hotel (Due of no room)
Visit=Ho Kiem Lake,Ngoc Son Temple 玉山寺(20k),TortoiseTower 龟塔,St Joseph Ctherdal, Hao Lu Prison (20k),Thang long Water Puppet Show(60k /100k) Seat no much different, better choice 60k n No Need pay the camera fee cos no ppl will check u n not allow u take photo.
Eat="side food" /Pau/Cha Ca La Vong (70k)/Fanny Ice Cream/Thuy Ta Garden Coffee

21JAN-23JAN Monday- Wednesday
Morning eat at hotel(Frances Bread wit egg or jam)/Noodle soup>almost all the hotel in same serving
Heading to Halong Bay 135USD 1 person 3D2N-including food but NOT include drink (mineral water also Have to pay it)>1 Nite at the Cruise,1 Nite at the Cat Ba Island-Holiday View Hotel.
 ( 4 hour Van to reach the jetty to boarding the Cruise)- 20 person in a Cruise。
Visit= Pearl Museum , 2 Cave View,Monkey Island, Ti Top Island the amazing rock view,Cat Ba National Park cycling to visit the village n enjoy the nice view n nice wind-u can choice to stay here>Whisper Natural Bungalow
Note:Cat Ba Island u can skip it


23JAN NITE Wednesday
Reach Hanoi 7pm
Visit:Dong Xuan Market
Stay:Little Hanoi Market Transfer to Little Hanoi Diamond -Cause he help arrange in the same Dormitory
Eat:Lady bird, Side street food-Herbal Chick Maggi Mee, Coca Cola Tin Herbal Bird

24JAN Thursday
Visit:Perfume pagoda USD25 Person include 1 lunch
Take 2 Hour to the river Then take 1 Hour to sit the sampan(picture show below)
Dinner :Nguyen Sinh Plate
One hour to sit tis" sampan" to Perfume Pagoda 






25JAN Friday
Visit: Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) 20k ,Presidential Palace40k,Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,Ho Chi Minh Museum,e Pillar pagoda Ba dinch,Hanoi Flag Tower,Ethonology Museum,Fine Art Museum,Army museum,
Nite 7pm to Train Station>930pm Train to sapa
Arrive Lao Chai 5am

26JAN Saturday
From Lao Chai to Sapa 1 hour
Stay:Cat Cat Hotel
Visit :Cat Cat Village -40k>>>>can go by urself.Paddy view n Waterfall Very amazing ,If Rain ,better to rent the Boot cost 1Usd
love market at saturday ,Sapa Church
Eat:Maggi mee from grocery store,Highland Bakery>Cheese cake really NG

27JAN Sunday
Visit:Bac Ha Market only Sunday (Wet Pasar) Good Experience
Dinner: at Friendly Hotel -Set Dinner 122K>>>all the restaurant will offer the dinner set almost the same menu>1 rice, 1 chicken, 1 soup, 1 beverage & Little sapa Restaurant:Good


28JAN Monday
Visit: Ham Rong Mountain 70k the view of Sapa n natural-Not so Recommend
7pm Train>arrived Hanoi 5pm
Pls inform the hotel u book u will arrive early
if not just like us sit at the front door hotel

Bac Ha Market-Just Sunday
Selling pig/dog/horse/cow/bird

Nice Flower-tis pic not edit 

Just Realize 
Vietnam 12 Zodiac Do not have rabbit but have CAT

I love this heater Fan SO MUCH!
&
Thx tat hotel got Heater Blanket

Love Market





Cat Cat Village

pity kids





29JAN Tuesday
Stay:Golden Wings Hotel: 18USD Not recommend
Visit: Opera house,Museum of Revolution 20k,
Museum History, Trang Plaza under revolution,   Women Museum  Old City Gate
Tran Quac Pagoda,West Lake,Quan Thanh Temple-Just hav a photo at the main entrance>>>have to pay entrance fee around 20k
Eat: Pho Gia Truyen,Lotus Fast Food,egg Coffee-Cafe Pho in Hang Gai Street,KOTO,Gecko


30JAN Wednesday
Morning flight:9am>1.15pm
From Hanoi 6am-Arr Hanoi Airport 7am -18USD


Here the hanoi Food Blog>>>GOOD
FOOD:http://smittenbyfood.blogspot.com/search/label/Hanoi
like salad but dunt noe wat is tis

Vietnam Bread

"Kuih"

Eat Quan An Ngon

Beef Noodle-Pho Gia Truyen

Pau

"Sweet Soup"

This sweet soup YUMMY dessert

Hanoi Beer really chease >10k

Nguyen Sinh Plate

Sticky rice with vanila ice cream n toasted coconut
xoi kem

Vietnam Spring Roll

Mix Rice

Herbal Bird


Xoi Xeo

BBQ

Hanoi Pancake


虽然不懂吃
但是就是要试
这才算有来过。。。



In the HANOI TOWN
we totally walk 
From the Train we walk back to our hotel almost 1 hour with the Heavy Bag

scarf 70K++


Yellow Package (Trung Nguyen) buy No 4 is better
Kim Lai猫屎咖啡 100g -90k dong





ahyoke:
THIS is my 1st time a long Travel
Know the Hanoi DEEPLY
SATISFY

Special:
1:Motor many... therefore air polluted is high.u can notice all ppl wearing the mask
2.seldom c the traffic light so the traffic there is vry messy
3.hard to find the dustbin at the roadside.u can notice tat hanoi ppl will throw all the tissue or rubbish at the floor
3.Alot shop sell vietnam bread and beef soup
4.Mini Table and chair use to their business
5.They eat dog but got their rule1,do not eat the dog use by the polis n got ppl feed 1 .
5.Their love to eat the sunflower seed (Their yamcha style)