Adventures & Culture

When we went it was raining the entire week (early December) but that didn’t stop us from walking around and exploring. We used the iPhone app Grab to get around and we hired an awesome English speaking driver who took us on adventures (contact me for his info).

Ha Long Bay
~~we booked a tour for the day. The drive from Hanoi is about 3.5 hours each way. Super beautiful, highly recommend. Would be nice if we could’ve stayed longer

beauty
beauty
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row row row your boat
row row row your boat
aye aye, captain!
aye aye, captain!
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if you like Pina coladas
if you like Pina coladas
majestic
majestic

Ba Vì National Park
~~Our driver took us on a tour through villages and people generously opened up their homes for us. it was beautiful. probably our favorite day in Vietnam. Then we went to the national park to hike but couldn’t go too far up the mountain because of the fog, but managed to get a small hike in!

home made lunch at the village
home made lunch at the village
fog at Ba Vì National Park
fog at Ba Vì National Park
villages
villages
small hike at Ba Vì
small hike at Ba Vì
Ba Vì
Ba Vì
villages
villages
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how they make wine from corn
how they make wine from corn
green tea with a view of the green tea field
green tea with a view of the green tea field
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sesame seed field
sesame seed field
making chopsticks
making chopsticks
friends :)
friends 🙂

pics & places I like

street view
street view
colorful sidewalks
colorful sidewalks
Hoàn Kiếm Lake
Hoàn Kiếm Lake
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Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Temple of Literature at Đền Khải Thánh
Temple of Literature at Đền Khải Thánh
St. Joseph's Cathedral
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Đền Khải Thánh
Đền Khải Thánh
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Hanoi Old Quarter
Hanoi Old Quarter
tiles everywhere
tiles everywhere
love
love
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plants
plants
street art
street art
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restaurant front
restaurant front
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