At last after almost three years since our last one in Bali, we bundled everybody including the Gan children onto Air Asia Flt. No. AK760 boarding 0600hrs bound for Hanoi, Vietnam for our much deserved company holiday. The 4-day/3-nite break was from Thursday, 1 Nov - Sunday, 4th Nov 2007.
It was a tour organised just for us by a KL travel agent who coordinated the ground arrangements with a Hanoi one. It was very well paced and not frenzied or frenetic.
The cool weather in the northern hemisphere where Hanoi lies made it all the more unhurried and leisurely.
We did the mandatory tourists spots like, Ho Chih Minh mausoleum, his house, his cars, his gardens, the French quarter, the Old quarter, and sampling the beef noodles or Pho.
Then the next day, it was a 3-hour road trip by bus through the Vietnamese countryside, off to one of the places I had wanted to see before I die; Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The town of Halong, looks like a French seaside resort, very quaint and charming. The 3,000 plus limestone islands surrounding the bay remind me of Ipoh and Batu Caves. They were quite a sight to behold in the sea.
Throughout the trip, I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with my colleagues, the hanging out at our makeshift 'casino' in all the hotels we stayed, and also spending so much time with my family.
It was really quite bearable and very relaxing.
The pictures hopefully tell the story.
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Did you like the pho? Wonder if you think it's better than the one in LA. Missed Zane in the photos...
ReplyDeleteAh....my dear sister and no. 1 supporter of my blog.
ReplyDeleteI don't quite remember the pho in LA or whether we even had pho in LA but it certainly can't beat the pho I had last year at Cabramatta in Sydney. Pure magic.
Zane is the big guy at far left in picture No.9 and watch this space for more on Zane, who has currently left home for a week....