140609-210809_Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa

Just back from my trip to Vietnam 1 day ago.. My first trip with friends and not family, and also, my first trip flying with a budget airline, Tiger airways.

Budget Terminal is really different from the 3 other terminals in Singapore. Nothing as classy and 大方 as those 3 terminals.. Simple and empty.. not too many things to complicate the whole look. I guess it's beautiful in its own ways..

Reached Hanoi at around 2100 and checked in to Hanoi Boutique Hotel after an hour long ride from the airport. YY's fren took us to Hanoi Hotel for dinner cum supper.

Day 1 and Day 2
Woke up early to start our ride to Halong Bay. The whole journey took us 4 hours plus and nothing matters anymore when we see our Junk boat! It's beautiful and PERFECT! =) 2 days 1 night there suddenly didnt seem enough when I saw the beautiful bay and scenery...

Lunch was served after we checked in to our bedroom.. Didnt have the chance to take a photo of my nice nice bedroom cos someone messed it up the minute we got in! *Irritating* But, the bedroom is really cool. It's small, cosy and really cool. Chairs at the window side where we can just sit there and enjoy the scenery outside.

But one thing to warn people who are going to Halong Bay in the future, bring your own food onboard! Not that the food is horrible, but they actually serve little little mice on the Junk boat.. 吃不饱啊! Then it was to the Surprising Cave where you really need to bring your imaginations along.. hahahaha.. What is nice about the cave is the wind that blows at you when you are at the entrance. It is like as though you are in an aircon room! The cave is full of stones and pillars like these...

Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5

The night was spent travelling in a train and reaching Sapa in the wee hours of the morning. King Express it was. 原来 the different trains that we saw on the web was just the different sections and cabins of the same train! hahahaha.. How cool is that? Ours was one of the better ones will aircon and proper bed for us to sleep in for the whole 9 hours!

Here's how our little bunk look like..

In our "Fish tank"

And finally we reached Sapa.. The best destination for this trip.. where all our stresses, problems and pains have temporarily vanished into thin air. 感觉飘飘然的。。真舒服！=) You will understand when you see the photos. But maybe not cos the place is soooooo BEAUTIFUL that you really have to be there personally to feel the magic!

This is what happens...

Then it was to the Silver Waterfall on the last day at Sapa..

Day 6 and Day 7

It was back to Hanoi and we missed Sapa already even during the trip back on the train. Hanoi is sweltering hot and it's CRAZY! arghhhhhhhhh~ So hot that we couldnt be bothered to take photos.. serious! The only ones that I have are those taken while we hide in a aircon cafe where the fans have to be switched on!!! This shows how hot it is at Hanoi!!!

I'm glad I'm back in Singapore, but.. I still MISS Sapa... I so wanna stay at Sapa!!!!!!

Was a great trip and I really enjoyed the company and the scenery.. The only thing that spoilt the whole trip was the taxi driver who insisted we pay the fare which we already paid to the hotel... Whatever it is.. screw him and there we have.. Hanoi_Halong Bay_Sapa~