Hello! I'm back to write about my Hanoi trip (since I'm being ignored) hahaha! Can barely remember the sequence of event, let's see...
Day 2
A trip to the renowned Halong Bay was included in the package we booked with our hotel. We joined the Aclass Legend Cruise for this 2 days and 1 night trip. The pick up was around approximately 8:30 AM from our hotel (can't remember).
It was a long journey, about 4 - 5 hours bus ride before reaching Halong City. You will see many cruises at the harbor, each operated by different companies.
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| Saw this at a stop over rest point, wonder how it taste like... |
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| Waiting to board our cruise! Many of them! |
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| Leaving the harbor! That's another awesome looking cruise! |
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| You'll basically be admiring these as you travel around the bay. |
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| A smaller cruise, probably for day tours |
I didn't have photos of our en-suite room but I assure you that the condition was great! Simply retract the curtains to enjoy views just like those in the photos above. Strong air-condition, clean with television and safe box.
After checking out the rooms, we had lunch at a common area. Be prepared to share tables and food with other travelers if you are travelling in groups lesser than 4. It was a 5 or 6 course meal, service provide by the crew was impressive. Shortly after, we reached the first destination of the tour, a visit to some limestone cave.
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| Taking a smaller boat to the cave |
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| This is the name of the cave. |
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| Be prepared to climb some stairs. The view mid way wasn't too bad! |
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| It was cooling inside. All you'll probably see are limestone and humans. |
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| Limestone, baby and me. With creepy setting. |
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| Beautiful view towards the end of the trail. |
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| On the way back to the cruise. |
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| Relax & chill! |
We were supposed to head for some water activities like kayaking after the cave visit but was instead informed by the cruise operator that a typhoon warning had been issued by the Halong Bay authority and no cruise was allowed to remain in the bay overnight. However disappointed we might be, we had no choice but to head back to Old Quarters with a refund. Another 4 - 5 hours of bus ride.
We were so exhausted from the bus ride that we simply ordered food through room service for dinner, stayed in the room and researched on stuffs we could do the next day (since our Halong tour was shortened). By the way, the food from room service was actually bought across the street. Hahaha, awesome right?!
Day 3
Despite our shortened cruise trip, day 3 turned out to be pretty damn fun! I mean any day with my love is fun! Hahaha! :D We visited a couple of museums today, 1 of them is the Ho Chi Minh Museum. Do visit this museum for history of Vietnam, you'll definitely gain some valuable knowledge. Note that I used "some" because most of the captions on the displays are in Vietnamese, hahaha!
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| Nice sunny day! |
After our Hanoi Ethnology Museum, we headed to Lotte Center for some AC and shopping! You can find luxurious goods like Rolex, LV, etc in this mall. Spent some time in the super-mart grabbing food for friends and family in Singapore. We also went to the observatory deck for some breathtaking view of Hanoi City. I love it!
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