Leaving Vietnam

The rest of Vietnam was so much fun. We went to Ha Long Bay on a boat tour for 3 days. I normally hate tours, being herded around and told what to do, and this tour reinforced all that. But the scenery was amazing, with huge rocks just shooting out of the ocean.

In Hanoi, it was nice to just walk around and look at beautiful architecture. There were lots of cafes and restaurants. I went to Hoa Lo Prison, which was for Vietnamese Independence fighters during the French occupation. Then during the Vietnam War, this prison held US POW's that were captured, including John McCain, the guy who will not become president (hopefully).

We also had to say goodbye to the two Euro guys that we have been traveling with since Cambodia. Vallerio flew to Thailand and Jonathon was went to China to continue studying Buddhism. It was great to travel with them, we had lots of laughs.

Vietnam is an amazing country with very kind people and lots of things to do. There were some things that we had to cut out because of time, like a motorcycle trip all over the Northern part, and then trekking in Sapa. I'll just have to go back one day.