NO I didn't steal her! (she was given to me!) Hoh Chi Minh Style
The ladies in Hoi An, threading my legs and giving me a pedicure in the market... who would of thought 10$ would go so far...(Threading is the process of removing hair by hair, with thread in a zipper like fashion ;-)
The Laying Buddha in Nah Trang
Me on the coach roach bed (infested night bus) to Hoi An, Kier ended up sleeping here ;-p
Kier (playing the VC) in the Cu chi TunnelsHello Everyone!!
So we were in Nha Trang the last two and a half days.... ( Although, we were both terribly sad to leave Ho Chi Minh City)
The bus ride here was easy going, we enjoyed watching the terrain change as we followed the coast line. Neither of us realized we would go through desolate arid desert! The rock formations on the mountains were something else to behold!
We got in around 7:30 pm and easily located one of the "Lonely Planet" picks, Phu Quay Hotel. It was pretty cool, we settled on a sweet pad with a balcony overlooking the beach front and partially down Houng Vang st. (it beat the room with out a window, which might I add smelt vaguely of urine.)
The strip and overall life out here left us somewhat disappointed, granted we just came from the 'most awesome' bustling beautiful city of HCMC so it is to be understood. The food wasn't as great and the overall sites and things to do were limited.
The first night, after our arrival at 7:30pm, we had an "interesting dinner" (not so great food and we left with three paintings?) Which was then followed up by a trip to the mini mart where we purchased some necessities and as the locals do..(only cause we had a bar fridge) a case of 24 beer (333 brand to be exact, and no we didn't drink it all ;-) Long story short, we ended up drinking on the roof top patio with an Irish man, a Scottish (just back from tours in Iraqi) and well.. a trashy floozy. Needless to say we stayed up with the hilarious Irish guy til 4:30 am. (Don't worry mother, I paid for it the next day. )
So the actual first day in Nha Trang was a bit of a right off, we sorted out some ticket issues and that was about it besides lounging around. The second day (and our last) we set off into town by foot and checked out the the sitting Buddha, Laying Buddha and the market. Luckily we were able to hit up the spa/hot springs near by and went for a mineral soak and a mud bath. It was hilarious! We were sat in a mud tub with some older Asian woman and she was smiling and discussing something with us but we didn't understand a word. It made the our afternoon ;-)
So we were in Nha Trang the last two and a half days.... ( Although, we were both terribly sad to leave Ho Chi Minh City)
The bus ride here was easy going, we enjoyed watching the terrain change as we followed the coast line. Neither of us realized we would go through desolate arid desert! The rock formations on the mountains were something else to behold!
We got in around 7:30 pm and easily located one of the "Lonely Planet" picks, Phu Quay Hotel. It was pretty cool, we settled on a sweet pad with a balcony overlooking the beach front and partially down Houng Vang st. (it beat the room with out a window, which might I add smelt vaguely of urine.)
The strip and overall life out here left us somewhat disappointed, granted we just came from the 'most awesome' bustling beautiful city of HCMC so it is to be understood. The food wasn't as great and the overall sites and things to do were limited.
The first night, after our arrival at 7:30pm, we had an "interesting dinner" (not so great food and we left with three paintings?) Which was then followed up by a trip to the mini mart where we purchased some necessities and as the locals do..(only cause we had a bar fridge) a case of 24 beer (333 brand to be exact, and no we didn't drink it all ;-) Long story short, we ended up drinking on the roof top patio with an Irish man, a Scottish (just back from tours in Iraqi) and well.. a trashy floozy. Needless to say we stayed up with the hilarious Irish guy til 4:30 am. (Don't worry mother, I paid for it the next day. )
So the actual first day in Nha Trang was a bit of a right off, we sorted out some ticket issues and that was about it besides lounging around. The second day (and our last) we set off into town by foot and checked out the the sitting Buddha, Laying Buddha and the market. Luckily we were able to hit up the spa/hot springs near by and went for a mineral soak and a mud bath. It was hilarious! We were sat in a mud tub with some older Asian woman and she was smiling and discussing something with us but we didn't understand a word. It made the our afternoon ;-)
Our bus showed up around 7 (after we were told 6 last night) An she was a gem!! 'Luckily' we were able to enjoy the experience with some like minded Kiwis or we wouldn't have enjoyed the cockroach'y experience as much on our own.
We arrived at 7am this morning in Hoi An after a mostly restless, but not entirely horrible evening on our night bus. We walked up the block from the place we were left at to find better and 'cheaper' ;-) accomidation. After three we lucked out with a clean decent hotel and tried to nap but inevitably have continued on with our day :-) ... So far we checked out the market and I got roped in to leg threading and a pedicure 'again' (jeez its a hard life ;-) Beauty is though, this is the land of custom made clothing and shoes for so cheap.... Kier and I our planning to get some made...
So in a nut shell that sums it up. cheers to you all including our work buddies... I know its hard but we DO enjoy your posts ;-)
Charissa and Kier xoxox
Hey you two... dad and I have been enjoying your adventures. Charissa you are holding the dark hair version of Zaya... she is a cutie.
ReplyDeleteDad says you guys sound like you are having way too much fun... you may not want to come back.
How was the threading?
Thanx for taking the time to keeping us updated and for all the pics... it feels get to be part of this fantastic trip.
Smiles and Hugs
Love ya both...