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Back and yet again...

Us... Again at Victoria Phan Thiet ResortSleepy frogClimbing Frog
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Winter Break (2008) Hoi An - Hue

A bit before Christmas and indeed before the Vietnameses New Year Festival ("Tet", 27 Januray 2009), we took a couple of days of leave and head towards Central Vietnam, Hoi An first, and Hue then.


Hoi An's lanternLibrary......
1st day was a really nice day, we rented a motorbike to go around, along the beach and in between rice fields. 2 following days were very rainy and windy, hence we were kind of stuck at the Victoria Resort, in the comfort of the Suite ;) We still took our chance the last time and visited the ancient town of Hoi An, which is less and less attractive from a tourist point of view (more and more mendicity, streets are dirtier than a few years ago, etc.)

@ The Victoria Hoi An ResortBathtub @ The Victoria Hoi An ResortFunMe, blurred@ The Victoria Hoi an Resort
From Hoi An, we took a bloody bus, with beds, and after about 4 hours of backache, we arrived in Hue and check-in our hotel : the Orchid (which I review on tripadvisor). I was so glad to rent a motorbike shortly after we arrived, as the stubbornness of the "cyclos" is impressive... and indeed annoying.

1 GatePrrrrrrttttt....Thu Duc MosoleumVue sur cour, ou vice-versa
Hue was actually the main point of the whole trip, as both of us never went there. We mainly visited the Thu Duc Mausoleum and the Old Citadel. Thu Duc was very pleasant and interesting. The Citadel, supposedly a must-see for tourists in Vietnam is quite pointless.

I'll post a review on TripAdvisor about these two sites shortly. Check out this page.

Stoned Buddy......
On the last night in Hue, we gave back the rented motorbike, but not before taking some night pictures of the Hue Bridge (and buying a bunch of shit stuff for Julie's friends). We also tried some fried food along the river in the evening, don't do it, it is a scam, and awfully don't worth it.

Hue Bridge in RedStallHue Bridge in PinkHue's Citadel
Bad, I mean real bad, weather turned out to be a positive point of the trip. Back in Ho Chi Minh City, you don't have to be Nostradamus to know tomorrow's weather : it never changes. So freshness was really welcomed and all in all, we had a great 6 days break.

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Victoria Hotels & Resorts

Victoria Hotels & Resorts
Victoria Hotels & Resorts
http://www.victoriahotels.asia/
The company I am working for as "Regional Manager of Information Systems" ; for about 2 years now
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Sunlight & Night


Clouds over the palms
Color rocks
Sun so far
Star palm
Stars vs Palms
Victoria Phan Thiet

Night is here, good time for shooting large...

This is a set of 6 pictures I took in Phan Thiet last week... out of 7 pictures...
Some say I am getting good with the thing :))


So, just drop a comment ;)

Thanks............................................................



Oh la belle nuit... Non ?!


Quelques photos recentes de Phan Thiet, sud-Vietnam. Elles me plaisent bien en fait et parfois je ne suis plus le seul a le penser.




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Argh!

Quick trip report... Or does the picture say it all ?
Un petit voyage ; et quelques photos....

Ha Long Bay - Baie d'Halong

Rowing cashierSteam Corn SellersSo where is the queen ?The king of the world !Sole boat

& Hoi An Ancient Town
Blurred ? So what ?Us !Victoria at nightJapanese bridge



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Leaving the North...

Today is a great day : I am leaving the chilly north yet beautiful North part of the country to go back home, in Saigon. Well I spent a week here, in one of the hotel of my company [Link : Victoria Sapa] and even I am on the way back, I still have to stop in Ha Noi for a half-day...

Aujourd'hui, retour dans le Sud : fini la fraicheur du Nord. Tres bel endroit [Lien : Victoria Sapa] mais apres une semaine, content quand meme de rentrer a la maison. Petit passage a Ha Noi demain et puis voila.

Around Sapa
Around Sapa


Victoria Sapa
Victoria Sapa





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