Journey in Hanoi - Day 4 (Last Day In Hanoi)

Since my flight is at the late afternoon, after my breakfast, we hire a cab just to look around the Central Of Hanoi, before the driver fetch us to the Hanoi International Airport.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex

Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House & The Presidential Palace

Ho Chi Minh Museum

Journey in Hanoi - Day 3 (Halong Bay Tour)

The next morning in Halong Bay, we will go for kayaking and swimming at the Gulf Of Tonkin. Since morning time is freaking cool, and i do not really know how to swim, therefore i am not joining the kayaking and swimming.

Kayaking

Jumping Down To The Sea

After all these activities, is about time return back to the Halong City. After we are in Halong City, we have a lunch in a restaurant opposite the jetty. On the counter table i saw a big bottle of super disgusting snake wine.

Who Dare to Try It

Happy moment always goes fast, after the lunch, we get on the car and begin the journey go back to the Old Quarter.
Tonight, my cousin and I decided to stay in another guest house in Old Quarter name Artist Hotel. The atmosphere here is set with a lovely leafy courtyard. FYI, the room rate here is $20USD.

Courtyard at Artist Hotel

In the late afternoon, walk at the Hoan Kiem Lake, i can see a lot of peeple; local people, vietnamese at this area with a lot of activities, like Tai-Chi, jogging, cycling e.t.c, tourist like me will bring out the camera, keep taking picture.

The Huc Bridge To The Ngoc Son Temple

Le Thai To Monument

Le Thai To and Me

Dinner at Hanoi Garden Restaurant

Tortoise Tower (Right Opposite the Ngoc Son Temple)

Sun Rise at Hoan Kiem Lake

Must Try Food: "pho bo (beef rice noodle)"

Journey in Hanoi - Day 2 (Halong Bay Tour) - Part 2

The junk has two floors. The first floor will be the hotel room (total have six rooms), the second floor will be dining hall, and the roof top will be the deck for passenger to hang out.

The Junk

Inside the junk is like in the union of the United Nation, there have two Malaysian, three Sweedish, one Germanic, three British, two french, two Spanish and five Vietnamese. After we had our lunch, we just go up to the deck, sit on the lazy chair experience the real beauty of Halong Bay. The cool wind with the hot sun makes me forgot every thing in my real life and i ask myself is it the life that everyone looking for?

Penang Bridge

On The Deck

Pessenger on the same junk

Karst and Junk

Halong Bay (1)

Halong Bay (2)

Halong Bay (3)

Halong Bay (4)

Halong Bay Sunset (1)

Halong Bay Sunset (2)

Halong Bay Sunset (3)

Halong Bay Sunset (4)

Other than cruise around the Halong Bay, in our package we will visit one of the most famous cave name as Hang Sung Sot. With the color effect lighting, the lighting changes the whole atmosphere full of artistic but yet the natural beauty of the cave is still there.

Hang Sung Sot (1)

Hang Sung Sot (2)

Hang Sung Sot (3)

Hang Sung Sot (4)

Journey in Hanoi - Day 2 (Halong Bay Tour) - Part 1

On the second day in Hanoi, after i took my breakfast, i start my way to Halong Bay by follow the local travel agent 2 Days 1 Night package that consist transportation to Halong City, food and accomodation stay in the junk, kayaking and also swimming at the Gulf Of Tonkin. The total package cost $48USD.

Bizzare but beautiful, Halong Bay is geology gone wild with thousands of limestone pinnacles protuding from the water. Halong Bay is located at notheast of Vietnam. It takes about four hours drive from Hanoi City.

The Beauty Of Halong Bay

Outside the car window, i can see a lot of rice farms at the roadside along the way to Halong City (gateway to Halong Bay) after I exited the border of Hanoi. After two hours sitting inside the car, the driver finally stop at a souvinier shop where the souvinier is more expensive than outside; most probably because the driver will get commission if the tourist he brought have bought something. For me, i did not bought anything from there, i straight away take out my camera shooting photo.

Rice Farm

Ceramics For Sale Outside the Souvinier Shop

That's Me, Haha

15 minutes later, the car continue the journey to Halong City. After about two hours, one more step closer to me to experiece the beaty of Halong Bay.

Backpacker Look

Jetty

Journey in Hanoi - Day 1

My first day in Hanoi is quite short, because my flight to there has been delayed. Therefore i reached Hanoi International Airport at about 1800. The weather here is so nice (about 15 - 20After i checked in the hotel room, my first dinner at Hanoi is at the roadside stall near the hotel. Most of the vietnamese are illiterate, so i do not expect them will understand english, the only way i i can order food is just using international language (sign language) by point what i want to order. I ordered a Wan Tan Noodles, and taste is so so and it is totally diffrent than the wan tan noodles in Malaysia.

Vietnam Version Wan Tan Noodles

Time is precious, i do not waste any seconds in Hanoi, after my dinner, i go to the night market running through the heart of the Old Quarter. Over there, you can find anything you want like snacks, fruits, clothes, handicrafts, antiques and even pirated DVD and CD.

Night Market in the Heart of the Old Quarter

The Busiest Street in Old Quarter near Hoan Kien Lake

Old Quarter and Me

Hanoi Tour

A mass of motorbikes and cars horning on the narrow streets, peddler selling foods beside the road at the busy district, assymmetric small yet tall houses all around here. That is my point of view of Hanoi.

Motorcyclist

Houses in Old Quarter, Hanoi

Roadside Stall Selling Beef Rice Noodles

Hong Kong Express Part 1

Night view of central of HK captured from HKCEC area

This is my first time to HK, but i do not feel strange about this area at all, maybe because i watch too much of HK drama series. LOL

Once i reached to HK international airport, i feel that KLIA is a small airport, because there have 80 Gates and the airport have a high traffic. Besides HK have a very system and clear directory board to direct you where you wanna go, so you will not missing any where (good for a backpacker).

Airport Express Train Ticket

HKIA is far from city, so we (my colleague and I) take a train to the town. The ticket price is quite reasonable, HKD 210.00 for 3 perosons. which is about MYR35.00. From HKIA to the city, it tooks about 20 minutes.

The main reason i went to HK is to visit Infocomm Asia 2008 which is held at HKCEC (Hong Kong Concention and Exhibition Centre). I don wanna talk too much about this, coz it will make the reader boring, just look some of the sneak peak picture, it will tells you what is my work about...

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