We are rounding the end of our trip ... Seoul is a great way to do it!!! We are spending our time with brother Chris and wife Nicole. We have been all over town with the two best tour guides! - exploring different neighborhoods (walking the sidewalks here is a contact sport), shopping thru great deals, eating fabulous Korean foods, went on a sail, visited the DMZ ... Seoul is a friendly and clean city - perfect way to acclimate ourselves back into civilization. The weather is awesome (70F)- cool and sunny. More to come!!!!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
In Korea!
We are rounding the end of our trip ... Seoul is a great way to do it!!! We are spending our time with brother Chris and wife Nicole. We have been all over town with the two best tour guides! - exploring different neighborhoods (walking the sidewalks here is a contact sport), shopping thru great deals, eating fabulous Korean foods, went on a sail, visited the DMZ ... Seoul is a friendly and clean city - perfect way to acclimate ourselves back into civilization. The weather is awesome (70F)- cool and sunny. More to come!!!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
a few days in Vietnam
We are exploring only the north on our travels ... starting in Hanoi. Hanoi is a huge city - motorbikes every-which-way and street after street of products to buy !!! Each street specializes in something ... silk, shoes, bakery - anything you want - they have it. We explored the Old Quarter and had a great time - a lot to see in one day.
We will do the French Quarter area when we return.
We caught the overnight train to Sapa - WOW - what a beautiful place!!!!
The first day there was raining - we saw some great sights even thru the thick fog ... treked to near by Cat Cat Village.
Next day overcast, but dryer, we did a 10k guided hike thru 3 villages and to see a waterfall. All of it was very beautiful and quite an eye opening about life and it's luxuries ... the villagers follow you on the trail (as far as their village limits) with baskets of things to buy. "You buy from me mister?" they all know english enough to chat and sell (cute). Was a little muddy - we sliped and slided our way along.
Last day SUNSHINE ! Yea - what a difference it made ... we could see all of the surrounding mountains (AMAZING). We did a short hike to Sapa's highest point (heavens gate) and rode to a few waterfalls in the north ... really wish we had a few more days to see things more. Loved it !!!
We will do the French Quarter area when we return.
We caught the overnight train to Sapa - WOW - what a beautiful place!!!!
The first day there was raining - we saw some great sights even thru the thick fog ... treked to near by Cat Cat Village.
Next day overcast, but dryer, we did a 10k guided hike thru 3 villages and to see a waterfall. All of it was very beautiful and quite an eye opening about life and it's luxuries ... the villagers follow you on the trail (as far as their village limits) with baskets of things to buy. "You buy from me mister?" they all know english enough to chat and sell (cute). Was a little muddy - we sliped and slided our way along.
Last day SUNSHINE ! Yea - what a difference it made ... we could see all of the surrounding mountains (AMAZING). We did a short hike to Sapa's highest point (heavens gate) and rode to a few waterfalls in the north ... really wish we had a few more days to see things more. Loved it !!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)