Comments on: An Aunt and Uncle Monkey in Vietnam http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/ Shenanigans in new parenthood and renovation Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:09:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: shauna http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-240 shauna Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:07:53 +0000 http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=381#comment-240 Hi Everyone, Had a great time in Halong Bay - it's pretty spectacular. The boat was nicer than some of the hotels we stayed in. LOL!! We're leaving in about an hour for the airport. Our first flight is at 11:30pm. We fly Hanoi-osaka-tokyo-chicago-ottawa. If all goes well, and we don't have any delays, then we should arrive at 5:45pm Friday afternoon, your time. See you then! Shauna Hi Everyone,

Had a great time in Halong Bay – it’s pretty spectacular. The boat was nicer than some of the hotels we stayed in. LOL!! We’re leaving in about an hour for the airport. Our first flight is at 11:30pm. We fly Hanoi-osaka-tokyo-chicago-ottawa. If all goes well, and we don’t have any delays, then we should arrive at 5:45pm Friday afternoon, your time.

See you then!

Shauna

]]> By: Shauna http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Shauna Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:53:34 +0000 http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=381#comment-224 On a separate topic... An extra special Happy Birthday to Alie!! And a happy pre-birthday to Dad! On a separate topic…

An extra special Happy Birthday to Alie!! And a happy pre-birthday to Dad!

]]> By: Shauna http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Shauna Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:51:35 +0000 http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=381#comment-223 Hi Everyone, We did manage to get a little time on the beach in Nha Trang, but only a couple hours. We took the train overnight to Da Nang next and drove into Hoi An. Hoi An was awesome. Very quiet, charming, little town. We did some fishing - I caught three in my boat - Craig got 5 in his. We did a lot of shopping and strolling around the old quarter. Also ate really well. Next up was a 4 hour drive to Hue. It's the 'Imperial' city in Central Vietnam. Saw the Citadel, a couple Imperial tombs, and we took a hike along the river (3.5km) from a Pagoda where we got dropped off. It was stinking hot even at 6 in the evening. Last night, we spent onboard the train - 13 hours - so did quite a bit of sleeping. We shared a berth with a professor from one of the universities here. His English was good and we talked quite a bit about our travels. This morning we arrived in Hanoi at 4:30am. Luckily, we were able to wake the night watchman up at the hotel and check into our rooms right away. Up again at 8am, and out to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum/Complex/Museum, then to a temple on the lake, and finally a cyclo tour before lunch. After lunch, we took a taxi to the Temple of Literature, the first university here. It's in a complex with a series of courtyards and gardens - peace & quiet right in the middle of the city. Tomorrow, we're off to Halong Bay for an overnight boat cruise. Hopefully, it will be sunny and we get in some tanning, relaxing, and swimming. Then one more night & full day here in Hanoi before we head home. We're staying in the same hotel, so I should be able to post again before we leave. Cheers!! Na Hi Everyone,

We did manage to get a little time on the beach in Nha Trang, but only a couple hours. We took the train overnight to Da Nang next and drove into Hoi An. Hoi An was awesome. Very quiet, charming, little town. We did some fishing – I caught three in my boat – Craig got 5 in his. We did a lot of shopping and strolling around the old quarter. Also ate really well.

Next up was a 4 hour drive to Hue. It’s the ‘Imperial’ city in Central Vietnam. Saw the Citadel, a couple Imperial tombs, and we took a hike along the river (3.5km) from a Pagoda where we got dropped off. It was stinking hot even at 6 in the evening.

Last night, we spent onboard the train – 13 hours – so did quite a bit of sleeping. We shared a berth with a professor from one of the universities here. His English was good and we talked quite a bit about our travels.

This morning we arrived in Hanoi at 4:30am. Luckily, we were able to wake the night watchman up at the hotel and check into our rooms right away. Up again at 8am, and out to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum/Complex/Museum, then to a temple on the lake, and finally a cyclo tour before lunch.

After lunch, we took a taxi to the Temple of Literature, the first university here. It’s in a complex with a series of courtyards and gardens – peace & quiet right in the middle of the city.

Tomorrow, we’re off to Halong Bay for an overnight boat cruise. Hopefully, it will be sunny and we get in some tanning, relaxing, and swimming. Then one more night & full day here in Hanoi before we head home. We’re staying in the same hotel, so I should be able to post again before we leave.

Cheers!!
Na

]]> By: Mom & Dad http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Mom & Dad Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:30:50 +0000 http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=381#comment-221 Glad your having a good time. The weather here is the poops. Be good and keep having fun. Luv, Mom & Dad Glad your having a good time. The weather here is the poops. Be good and keep having fun.
Luv, Mom & Dad

]]> By: Greg http://blog.monkey-house.ca/an-aunt-and-uncle-monkey-in-vietnam/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Greg Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:03 +0000 http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=381#comment-220 Any time on the actual beach itself, just chillin' out? Any time on the actual beach itself, just chillin’ out?

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