I spent last weekend cruising in Halong Bay. I’ve been there many times before but it never stop amazing me how beautiful this place is.
So i made this 8 minute video to share with you one of the true wonders of the world.
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A while ago when i was in Angkor Wat in Cambodia i took a short tour up in the mountains outside Siem Reap. I noticed a cute little monkey and decided to take some images. I had a tele lens on my EOS 5D so i had to back off a little to get the whole monkey in the viewfinder.
When I backed off a little i felt something jumping on my back and pulling my hair. I jumped forward and turned around and that’s when i realized this monkey was the one guilty for misconduct. I completely forgot the cute little monkey and took some images of this little rascal instead.
So whatever you do, never turn your back towards this guy!
Monkey outside Siem Reap
Despite this “monkey experience” I had a great time in Siem Reap and Angkor Wat.
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On the second day of our weekend trip to Da Nang we checked out early in the morning and took a taxi to Hoi An. We’ve heard from some friends that Hoi An is a charming little town and they were right. It took only about 35 minutes to get from Da Nang to Hoi An.
Hoi An is a relaxing small ancient town with many of the old buildings still intact. It also struck me that Hoi An is much more colorful than most other places in Vienam and Asia in general.
It’s was very sunny and blazing hot but we defied the sun and walked around in the old part of the city.
Street in Hoi An
Boats in Hoi An
On the way back to the taxi we stopped by to get some food at a place called Mango Rooms and it turned out to be an orgy in colors but very tasteful.
Mango Rooms in Hoi An
And finally here’s me in the streets of Hoi An.
Me in the Streets of Hoi An
In the afternoon we went back to Da Nang to catch the evening flight back to Hanoi. The flight was delayed so we didn’t arrive to Noi Bai airport in Hanoi until around 11.00pm at night and i came to my apartment at 12.00pm so i was very, very tired after a long but interesting weekend in central Vietnam.
A couple of weeks ago i went to central Vietnam over the weekend. The flight departed 6.00am so i woke up at 3.00am to get ready and get to the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi.
I had my camera gear in my cabin bag including a medium sized tripod. The airport security guy looked like he’d swallowed a lemon when he saw it but he let me pass the security control anyway.
The flight was slightly delayed and we landed around 7.20am in the morning. After that we took a bus to Furama resorts which is a nice 5 star resort along the beach.
It was blazing hot so we stayed inside until 4.00pm when we went out to the beach to have some fun and swim in the sea. I forgot that i’m not 22 years old any longer and had a little too fun so i fell and hurt my back and i still have trouble to sit on a chair. Stupid me 
The water was incredibly nice and warm so i stayed in the water for a long long time. After the beach we had a nice dinner until 10.00pm and after a long day we went to bed.
I had such a good time that i nearly forgot to take images during the first day but here’s a couple of images i took from my balcony.
View from my Balcony at Furama Resorts in Da Nang
And here’s another image taken from my balcony.
Monkey Mountains in Da Nang
Today is a public holiday in Vietnam and there are Vietnamese flags hanging everywhere. Ho Chi Minh declared independence already on September 2nd 1945, 9 years before the French left and 30 years before South Vietnam fell.
Independence day in Vietnam with Vietnamese flags everywhere
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