Vietnam - May 2017
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min read
I broke my leg, you probably already know this, but because of this 'event' I can`t really go out of my apartment and take pictures and even walking around is not the easiest.
And so I decided, to post some pictures from last year. And as first, I want to show you the pictures from the trip to Vietnam.
And our Vietnam Trip was amazing. Sure, it was not a photography trip, so I didn`t really do all the crazy, early morning sunrise photoshoots...it was about experiencing the country, culture and of course food... still I returned with lots of photos so below you will be able to see some...
Hanoi
Before Asia, I thought that Paris is busy... What a mistake! Visiting Hanoi during the end of April, was eye-opening... The amount of people, the traffic, smell of food everywhere. Groups of people around the Hoan Kiem Lake dancing, singing, playing. I was honestly not prepared for it. And in the beginning I was happy to leave the City after 2 days and go direction Sa Pa, but when I returned few days later. I enjoyed the city. I really got used to it.
Sa Pa
Oh Sa Pa, what an amazing place to visit. The trip would be worthy even if I would see only that part of Vietnam. If someone goes to Vietnam but skips this amazing area, they do a big mistake!
We had three days full of trekking, and it was not really easy with the high humidity and temperature over 32 degrees Celsius, but with the best guide My in the world, the days we spent there were remarkable and I don`t think I will ever be able to forget her and the days there.
Ok, I wish I would be able to forget the days with the biggest spider approaching me, but besides that it was just amazing!
Also taking the longest 3-cable funicular to the highest mountain in Vietnam, Fansipan, was great!(Besides the Chinese tourists, really, they were not really nice ...)
And one more shout out to Sung My, the best guide in the world... This woman was FULL of energy all the time and laughing her ass off... mostly making fun of us, but in the cutest way possible.
Trang An and Tam Coc
After Sa Pa and before our final part, we took a trip to Ninh Binh.
Well, first of all, the trains in Vietnam are full of surprises, not only you have TV in them, we dont even have that here, but you can travel together with dozens of gooses. (How many gooses can you put into a bag? well I saw at least 12... )And I am not talking about the air-conditioning, which is on maximum and sometimes i was really freezing ... Well, for sure the travel by train was funny.
We went to 2 boat trips. Here I realized, how much women in Vietnam work in tourism... Ok, it was clear already in Sa Pa, but seeing only women in Trang An with these boat, using hands and legs to carry people around for 2 hours... Good job Ladies!
Ha Long Bay
We finished our trip with a visit of Ha Long Bay and Bai Chay, with a lot of time to rest and relax, just how every vacation should finish.
We did 2 nights trip with a agency and slept on the private Island Cat Ong, and afterwards we returned to land, and spent other few days doing nothing besides going to a pool and outside for some walks and food.
One good thing to remember, in May, the Ha Long City is almost completely empty, as the season is starting much later, so its perfect for relax at the beach or pool.
And that`s all!
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