22 July 2008, after having breakfast, we said bye-bye to
Soi &
Sao.
The difference of wearing
sport shoes and
boots,
HuiYing and
PeiChi could step into the river.
Passed through the lush greeneries paddy fields.
3 hours car ride, we reached
Cocly Market area. The car stopped us here.
Duong wonder how could we climb up to the hill of
Cocly because the construction of
water dam had destroyed the road.
When we looked up to the hill, the people who climbing up were like
ants moving. Is it possible to go up?
At first,
Duong asked the villagers to drive us up by motorcycle but the villagers rejected because they were worried that the motor couldn't even go up and it's dangerous to carry passengers up. So, we had to walk up by ourself. The bridge was just enough to fit 1 person to cross at a time. We had to hold the string and step aside when someone passed by.
It's easy job for the villagers to walk up & down the hill to do business on
Cocly Market.
Why do the people choose the hill to open the market? The people carry their merchandise up to the hill every
Tuesday to
Cocly Market do to business. There's a flat land on the top of the hill which is very suitable to open a market.
Half an hour later, we finally reached
Cocly Market.
We had some cold drinks at the market.
Colourful handicraft/souvenir in this traditional market.
This ethnic market is a place for trading and exchanging local goods and products, as well as a meeting place for young people.
Spending one hour here, rested enough. Now, we were ready to go down again.
Going down the hill was much more easier.
So windy down here, so happy we'd finished the trek.
A boat ride up stream of
Chay River.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we were transfered to
Lao Cai.
Duong booked us a room to let us
refresh ourselves before getting on the night train.
Duong emphasized to us that we should pay the driver some tips before leaving.
Our
dinner in a local restaurant which is near to the train station.
Baby corn soup,
Chicken with lemon grass,
Grilled pork,
French fries,
Mixed vege and
watermelon.
Departed from
Lao Cai to
Hanoi. The train was so noisy because this time our cabin was very near to the wheels.
Day 1,
Day 2,
Day 3, Day 4,
Day 5,
Day 6,
Day 7
Accommodation of Hanoi Trip
More photos at my
Vietnam Trip Photo Gallery.
About Our Hanoi Trip
Hanoi Trip Itinerary
Checked-in luggages.
HuiYing was wearing her 'Good Morning Vietnam' T-Shirt.
Our flight AK761 at 09:20.
Good-bye, Hanoi!
More photos at my Vietnam Trip Photo Gallery.
Got back to sleep until breakfast at 7:30am.
Western style breakfast.
Banana again.
Back to Hanoi again. Went to supermarket.
At French Quater, in front of a Catheral.
Last night shopping in Hanoi.
Time to buy some souvenir for friends, finished all of the Dong.
But you gotta bargain very hard for cheaper price.
So many stuff, very suitable for house decoration.
At one of the souvenir shops, one of the family kids. The little girl was so cute, she even did poses for us to snap non-stoply.
Back to hotel to pack our bags for the next destination - Halong Bay. The local trip bus came to fetch us at 8:30am.
Our tour guide, Minh from the Guang Ning province. It took about 3 hours bus trip to reach Halong. Minh sang us their folk song 'Vietnam~ Ho Chi Minh~, Vietnam~ Ho Chi Minh~'. We felt asleep in the bus because we hadn't had a good sleep in the night train.
A portrait of Halong Bay.
String by string, slowly became a picture.
Docked onto the Halong Phoenix Cruiser.
Lunch time before the afternoon activities.
Reached the Amazing Cave.
hmm.... what's so amazing, compared to Gua Tempurung.
The view of Halong from Amazing cave.
Get ready for the next activity - Kayaking.
So tiring of kayaking, had some fresh fruits and rest for awhile.
Evening, do whatever you like...... bath, swim, sleep, read, etc...
You could just jump off from the cruise and swim in the sea. Minh warned everybody not to jump from the top.
The local people row their boats near to the cruise and tried to sell something to the tourists.
Dinner and beer.
Beer was cheaper than the softdrink, everybody enjoy more beer here. Top of the cruise was more windy.
The difference of wearing sport shoes and boots, HuiYing and PeiChi could step into the river.
Passed through the lush greeneries paddy fields.
When we looked up to the hill, the people who climbing up were like ants moving. Is it possible to go up?
At first, Duong asked the villagers to drive us up by motorcycle but the villagers rejected because they were worried that the motor couldn't even go up and it's dangerous to carry passengers up. So, we had to walk up by ourself. The bridge was just enough to fit 1 person to cross at a time. We had to hold the string and step aside when someone passed by.
Why do the people choose the hill to open the market? The people carry their merchandise up to the hill every Tuesday to Cocly Market do to business. There's a flat land on the top of the hill which is very suitable to open a market.
We had some cold drinks at the market.
Colourful handicraft/souvenir in this traditional market.
This ethnic market is a place for trading and exchanging local goods and products, as well as a meeting place for young people.
Spending one hour here, rested enough. Now, we were ready to go down again.
Going down the hill was much more easier.
So windy down here, so happy we'd finished the trek.
A boat ride up stream of Chay River.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we were transfered to Lao Cai. Duong booked us a room to let us refresh ourselves before getting on the night train. Duong emphasized to us that we should pay the driver some tips before leaving.
Our dinner in a local restaurant which is near to the train station. Baby corn soup, Chicken with lemon grass, Grilled pork, French fries, Mixed vege and watermelon.
Departed from Lao Cai to Hanoi. The train was so noisy because this time our cabin was very near to the wheels.