Week 6: Hanoi to Courtenay

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All photos for this trip can be found in our
2024 Vietnam and Cambodia Photo Album
Look for the "Week 6" tag for photos added this week.

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Monday morning we had another excellent breakfast on the ship as it headed back to the dock at Ha Long Bay. Then we were on our way back to Hanoi. Arriving early afternoon we got checked back into our hotel, picked up our luggage and laundry (thanks very much). It was still early enough to do some more wandering around the streets of the Old Quarter.

Tuesday, our last full day in Hanoi, the main thing was to get tickets for the famous water puppet theatre. We were able to get tickets to a mid-afternoon show. It was excellent!

For our last dinner we decided to return to Bun Cha Huong Lien, the place we went to for our first dinner with our foodie tour group. Really good!

Wednesday, after breakfast and coffee, we decided to walk along Hoan Kiem Lake into the center of the Old Quarter. We came across the Nam Huong Communal House, so went in to explore. The art work is just spectacular!

Afterwards we walked into the center, had some lunch then it was time to head back to the hotel and get ready to head to the airport. We arrived in lots of time to avoid any big lineups. Two hour flight to Bangkok; a ten hour layover in the Bangkok international airport; then the long 13.5 hour flight to Vancouver. Cleared customs, got our luggage and we were basically home. A couple of days in Vancouver with our friend Marian then home in time for the Super Bowl and a Chiefs win :-)

That's it for this week and this trip.

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Back to Week 5

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