The Vietnam trip turn into the home stretch and it was more important to us as a small trip through the old town of Ha Noi in the house. Except that "Cyclos" to control this through the narrow streets again a corner is more stressful than in Sai Gon and unanangenehmer and therefore less funny. The drivers are rude and clumsy and spoil ourselves a little fun, go on foot would be the better option was, as we see later.
through the bustling night market in the capital walking back towards accommodation and pick up in passing a few sweets and rice with vegetables on one of the stalls, it was an interesting experience and has allowed us to absorb some real Vietnamese Lebensgefuehl.
We got the "Water Puppet Theater to see a programmed highlight here. Liab funny, you should have seen well, for once, something like that. Especially because here, surprisingly, where the original has not completely nullify the desired mass tourism can be as in other Schauplaetzen.
then we treat ourselves with a cocktail on a roof top bar overlooking the Old Town and An adjacent lake. A foretaste of much more water the next day, we reach the bus ride to dreistueniger Ha Long Bay . This incredible bay in the north-east of Vietnam has in the local language called "Descending Dragon" - and you learn quickly understand why.
About 3,000 small and tiny islets gather majestically off the coast, and by cruising these bizarre rocky landscape with a small excursion boat (where we have spend the night also serves excellent food and) is like by crossing a surreal film set. We pass floating fishing villages and visit the Sung Sot cave, a huge cave-like a Tropfsteinhoehle midst of these many islands. In addition, there's a auesserst wet, but fun kayaking trip in the Virgin cave. We would have loved to have stayed much longer, the images in my head We will remember anyway will long remember. Nature can stop it quite a bit ...
In Hanoi you hold while tourists due, but usually rather less on Christmas Eve high. So goes this day that is otherwise light looked into the dark, without spectacular last-Christmas-sprees. Instead we see ourselves Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (with the bizarre sight of the embalmed corpse of the father's country), to house and presidential palace, because that's it then needs to be.
And last we have a fantastic lunch in a no-choice restaurant. There is only one food that is unique: at the table standing barbecue simmering a pot with plenty of delicious fish and lots of herbs (plus noodles, peanuts and other herbs for everyone at the table) - our Christmas dinner, almost.
More on Vietnam, particularly an evaluation of the collected impressions (which were all adventure and beauty of this country is ambiguous) - then after our return ...
before but after Laos. Yesterday, we can just get hold of tickets and be on Christmas Day (25) to Vientiane, the Laotian capital of flying. Then on to Luang Prabang (flight) where we will stay a few days. The way back we will dare to take the bus, with one stop in Vang Vieng what we should be the main attraction points are built into the landscape not as cultural highlights of Laos poor in our journey. Call it positive anticipation of what is going on in us.
Oh, and: Merry Christmas too!
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