{"id":6487,"date":"2017-08-10T20:37:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=6487"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:43:27","slug":"from-phong-nha-to-pho-chau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/from-phong-nha-to-pho-chau\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Ho Chi Minh Road from Phong Nha to Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00e2u"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Gray morning after a good night’s sleep at the Mountain View Hotel in Phong Nha. Today I wanted to drive further up North to Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00e2u.
Switched on the boiler and flipped open the MacBook. Catching up with the world events and emails from last night. After a few emails, the water was hot, and I took my shower.
Went down to the restaurant for breakfast later. They serve tea or coffee and the usual Baguette with egg and a few Bananas for dessert. I opted for coffee as usual – the slow drip Vietnamese coffee. But ordered tomatoes instead of eggs. That was new for the owner. So she came with 2 tomatoes and showed them to me. “Tomatoes?” Yes! Ha ha – you should see the lock she gave me :-)
After I put my stuff on the bike and settled the bill, I was off toward the Ho Chi Minh Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Looking <\/picture>
Crossing the bridge towards the QL15 I stopped for a look back at Phong Nha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nh\u00e0 <\/picture>
Nh\u00e0 Th\u1edd Gi\u00e1o in the next village<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Kids <\/picture>
Kids always put on a show if you have the camera out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nh\u00e0 <\/picture>
Nh\u00e0 Th\u1edd Gi\u00e1o H\u1ecd V\u0129nh S\u01a1n – GX Khe G\u00e1t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finally <\/picture>
Finally open road toward the mountains. It looks like last year – Gray and limited visibility. And sure enough a few minutes later, it started to rain again. Stopped in a small market town and got a rain poncho. Of course it was way to small,l but I was dry all the way down to the knees! And shielded from the cold as well.
Did not take a lot of pictures since it rained for most of the day. BUT<\/strong> I have some for you in the post from last year: http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/from-phong-nha-to-tinh-ha-tinh\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nh\u00e0 <\/picture>
Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Gi\u00e1o h\u1ecd T\u00e2n Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng in H\u01b0\u01a1ng Kh\u00ea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00e2u<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Went to the same hotel as last year. The Ly Ha Hotel in Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00e2u. Only this time I got the room on the second floor. My old room was occupied by Ashley from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"My
My room at the Ly Ha Hotel in Ph\u1ed1 Ch\u00e2u. 8\u20ac with fridge, AC, fan, closet, table, chairs, kettle, and private bathroom with hot shower. The room is not too bi,g but for a few nights, perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The bathroom. Small, but everything I need<\/p>\n\n\n\n