After a 24 hour journey, we arrived safely on Sunday evening! Had some luggage issues in that my friend's luggage was ripped/damaged but Cathay was able to take care of it for us.
Woke up early this morning and boarded the bus for a 4 hour ride to Ha Long Bay for our first junk cruise on the Dragon's Pearl! After an 8 course seafood lunch (clams, oysters, crabs, etc) we were told that there was a typhoon watch and we wouldn't be able to stay on the boat overnight as planned :( They took us to a cave and to a beach for about an hour and then we headed back to the harbor. Another 4 hour bus ride later, we got into Hanoi and finally our new hotel. The cruise people were able to secure a hotel room for us which was nice and very helpful. We are officially calling this Adventure #1.So, unexpected but we now have a full day to explore Hanoi.
Looking forward to finally seeing some of Vietnam and to not be on any planes or buses tomorrow!
Woke up early this morning and boarded the bus for a 4 hour ride to Ha Long Bay for our first junk cruise on the Dragon's Pearl! After an 8 course seafood lunch (clams, oysters, crabs, etc) we were told that there was a typhoon watch and we wouldn't be able to stay on the boat overnight as planned :( They took us to a cave and to a beach for about an hour and then we headed back to the harbor. Another 4 hour bus ride later, we got into Hanoi and finally our new hotel. The cruise people were able to secure a hotel room for us which was nice and very helpful. We are officially calling this Adventure #1.So, unexpected but we now have a full day to explore Hanoi.
Looking forward to finally seeing some of Vietnam and to not be on any planes or buses tomorrow!
Hope you took tons of photos at Ha Long Bay! I hear it's beautiful and out of this world! Looking forward to reading more about your trip as it progresses!
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Yay! The adventures have started...did you like the seafood? Enjoy your time in Hanoi. There's a good morning market where you can see everyday life in action down a small alley, mentioned in Frommers/Frommers online. ~ Neelam
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