It worked out incredibly well, the lovely temp job came to an end just as our
holiday to Vietnam was due :)
We had an amazing time,
Vietnam is a beautiful country filled with incredibly friendly people.
We started our journey in
Hanoi on their Lunar New Years Eve, everyone was greeting us with "Chúc Mừng Năm Mới" and we quickly learnt to say it back. We were just on the outskirts of the Old Quarter and were treated to a spectacular firework display!
We visited
Halong Bay staying overnight on an amazing junk visiting the limestone karst islands, fishing villages and Surprise Cave (Sung Sot Cave).
We had a couple of days back in Hanoi then flew to
Hoi An. This was my favourite place, it was beautiful with all the lights at night.
After a few days relaxing in 33ºC temperatures (it was 3ºC in the UK) and taking in the sights we flew to
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Our hotel was just around the corner from the night market, we ate freshly BBQ'd prawns, they were delicious! We also visited the
Cu Chi Tunnels.
Next was a boat tour of the
Mekong Delta visiting floating markets along the way to
Can Tho.
Our last leg of the journey took us further along the Mekong for a ferry ride across the sea to
Phu Quoc where we spent the last few days chillaxing by the sea and pool and eating the freshest seafood.
We were very sad to be returning home after 2 weeks in this stunning country. I so want to return one day, the country has so much more for us to see and experience.
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