Our apologies for the dearth of blog entries and photos. Since we left China we have been travelling on and off with various friends we've met along the way. It has been a blast, but hasn't left much down time to fill everyone at home in on the details. In Vientiane, we decided to fly to Hanoi.
After a couple death-defying bus rides in Laos we decided the night bus wasn't a great idea. We were able to get our visas to Vietnam changed to allow us to get into the country a couple days early and flew to Vietnam on May 29th. We then quickly booked a Halong Bay cruise where we were carted to Halong City and got on a boat to cruise around the bay for a day and spend the night on a boat before going on to Cat Ba island. It was beautiful, but basically they just herd all the tourists onto buses and boats and take them out into the bay. When we arrived on the island, we ditched our organized tour and had a couple days to ourselves and boy were we relieved to have some time to ourselves. We had a good time exploring the island and hanging out on the beach before heading back to Hanoi.
Tonight we are getting on a night train to Lo Cai. From there we're heading to Bac Ha for the Sunday morning market. It's the biggest market in the area and we are looking forward to it. From there, we'll go to Sapa to trek through some rice terraces and enjoy the views. After that, we'll return to Hanoi for a night or so before heading down the coast to Hoi An to have some custom suits, dresses, shirts, and maybe even shoes made to fit.
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