Last Days in Hanoi for my Winter 2017 Trip

Two more nights to go before the flight to Bangkok.

Hanoi Lucky Guesthouse

Booked at the Hanoi Lucky Guesthouse in the “Backpacker Quarter”. This is the best place in Hanoi if you ask me. Lots of small streets with still a lot of original stores and in the weekend they close down a few streets and it turns into a big open air bar and shopping district. Let’s talk about shopping – if you go to 10 different shop you saw it all. Lots of fake cloths and bags and other tourist bullshit. If you skim the “Art Galleries” you might find a pearl in all the “same same but different” copy works. I found one last year and I am quite happy with it – still!

My bed in the Hanoi Lucky Guesthouse

TV, Fridge, AC, Chair and Closet

Well – nothing to call home about the bathroom but ok

Yeah! Balcony with plants – great for coffee in the morning!

Not really big but very good for 11$ a night – with breakfast. Which I skipped to get a tasty one in a sandwich shop.

Here is the link on booking.com

One of the many food places – old style. I have to go walk more in the night and take pictures with the big camera – next time!

The next Day

Graduation Day in the city

All over the place they took pictures

Pictures like this on as well – It was Sunday and the road next to the lake is closed for traffic. Great for a walk and to do some PPL watching.

A lot of traffic on the small bridge to the island

Other than that: Waiting for customers

Customer – come here – come come come!

Waiting

Waiting for the picture

Mailin and her boyfriend was in town – finally reunion. The poor boy was sick and stayed in the room. We had dinner and a few local brews at a small place at the corner next to my hotel. Later we walked to the hotel to have a beer on their rooftop. Great view and nobody else up there.

View from Mailins hotel roof

Mailins with boyfriend and me

Cool electric scooter

Last Night in the City

Do you want to stay up to date and not miss a post? Subscribe to the blog on the top right or all the way down on this page!

Support my blog -> Book your room here:

Booking.com

Days in Pai-Radise

Only a few more lazy days till 2017. Wow that year was another fast one. Here are a few more pictures from the Pai-Paradise:

Who are you? Meet the latest addition to Twin Hut. When I came to Pai the first time Dream was a child and now she has a baby.

Yellow-Green-Blue

Another sundowner

Dinner with Konstantin

Another Khao Soi

Happy cat – happy me

Looks like they have a new owner. I did like the old place better. More green – now it looks like same same but different!

Sleeeeeeep cat sleeeeep

She was visiting every day to back up photos and snatch a coconut

The cat is not impressed

Sometimes everybody is gone – I have the whole place for myself – win!

Lazy afternoon at Twin-Hut bungalow #8

Another new place downtown Pai. From your room right into the pool.

Who could imagine that 15 years ago?

Sunset from bungalow #7

Lunch at Hellas

Today she fixed my shirt – thank you!

And some happy new year dinner

31st of December at Irie Bar

There are a few live videos at my facebook page

For example the last 2 songs for 2016 and the countdown to 2017

Peng – thank you!!! Once a year she does cook a Khao Soi for me 🙂

Hello again!

Lazy January – the girl is waiting for the data back up

Another one of the spectacular ones

The Twin Hut gang

View from Bungalow #7

He likes my bed….

German visitors from China

Vegan green papaya salad

And two more videos from ->
The Band at Irie Bar: Pancakes in the Morning or Tennessee whiskey & a Harmonica

The little Tempel next to Chez Beo Homestay in Ninh Binh

Next to Chez Beo Homestay is a small temple. It has its own entrance on the side of the big pond next to the restaurant. They had a little temple celebration while I did stay at Chez Beo close to Ninh Binh. More information about the Chez Beo Homestay in this post!
They did burn a lot of paper offerings, the little band did play most of the day and they did sing and pray.
Here are a few pictures from the day.

Offerings get burned at the temple

They do pray most of the time. The priest does change his coat many times and gets up and down and talks, sings and is praying as well.

Did try to get him when he was playing his instrument. But every time he saluted and stopped to play so after 3 attempts I gave up and took this one.

More stuff for the fire

The priest in blue

Above the temple – great place to build it.

More offerings

Another shrine

Under the watchful eye – these guys did just sit there and did nothing.

Here is a video for you:

Do you want to stay up to date and not miss a post? Subscribe to the blog on the top right or all the way down on this page!