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Hanoi, Vietnam?
- Thread starter jellson
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Hi there - many recommend taking Ha Long Bay Boat tour which is 2 hrs from Ha Noi.
Shopping is always fun..especially if you would like to have clothing custom made for you. Frommers message board has recommendations of a tailor shop named "A Dong Silk" in Hoi An on Le Loi Street. They were able to provide high quality custom made orders overnight.
I went to Frommers.com...Asia...Vietnam...click Message board.
There will be lots of recommendation of fun things to do and recommendation for tailors, etc...
Hope this helps.
Judy
Shopping is always fun..especially if you would like to have clothing custom made for you. Frommers message board has recommendations of a tailor shop named "A Dong Silk" in Hoi An on Le Loi Street. They were able to provide high quality custom made orders overnight.
I went to Frommers.com...Asia...Vietnam...click Message board.
There will be lots of recommendation of fun things to do and recommendation for tailors, etc...
Hope this helps.
Judy
S
Sydney
I went in Aug 2003 for 3 nts and stayed at the Sofitel Metropole. Decent hotel and amazing breakfast. Was able to get a tailor made Vietnamese dress in one of the main shopping streets over-night.
You can see Ho's tomb but it's not always open. When we went, it was closed so you'll need to check. You can also do a day trip to Halong Bay through one of the tours establishment along the street or from the hotel. It's an early start and a very long day though. I think the drive was about 3hrs each way, or something like that. We gave it a miss as were completely exhausted after flying straight from Sydney - Hong Kong - Hanoi.
There's a lovely lake which you can walk around. Great place to buy hats as they are dirt cheap and some are very nice although rather on the small size so I only bought kids ones. Nice hand-made shoes where you can actually choose the style of strap to go over the sole. they just nail it in and you have a slip-on. Pretty cool! and pretty.
You can take a tour of Hanoi on a cyclo to see the town and then decide where you want to stop for shopping, a meal, etc. This would be a good way to see the French quarter. The street shops are amazing. You'll come across a whole row of shops selling just bamboo, shoes, hats, lanterns, clothes, souvernirs, etc. Great fun! Enjoy.
You can see Ho's tomb but it's not always open. When we went, it was closed so you'll need to check. You can also do a day trip to Halong Bay through one of the tours establishment along the street or from the hotel. It's an early start and a very long day though. I think the drive was about 3hrs each way, or something like that. We gave it a miss as were completely exhausted after flying straight from Sydney - Hong Kong - Hanoi.
There's a lovely lake which you can walk around. Great place to buy hats as they are dirt cheap and some are very nice although rather on the small size so I only bought kids ones. Nice hand-made shoes where you can actually choose the style of strap to go over the sole. they just nail it in and you have a slip-on. Pretty cool! and pretty.
You can take a tour of Hanoi on a cyclo to see the town and then decide where you want to stop for shopping, a meal, etc. This would be a good way to see the French quarter. The street shops are amazing. You'll come across a whole row of shops selling just bamboo, shoes, hats, lanterns, clothes, souvernirs, etc. Great fun! Enjoy.
I also found this post about traveling in Vietnam
http://tblogs.bootsnall.com/kemp/archives/013641.shtml
http://tblogs.bootsnall.com/kemp/archives/013641.shtml
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Thanks again Judy, and Lang (hope I got your name right from memory, Sydney!)
I think Halong Bay is not for me, as I'd rather spend more time in the city since it's such a short holiday... I believe 3 days is not enough to enjoy the place, so I would do a lot of walking and sight-seeing and shopping for handmade crafts.
One thing that scares me is the numerous hotel stories from the message board that Judy referred me to! I guess I'll focus my research on that
I think Halong Bay is not for me, as I'd rather spend more time in the city since it's such a short holiday... I believe 3 days is not enough to enjoy the place, so I would do a lot of walking and sight-seeing and shopping for handmade crafts.
One thing that scares me is the numerous hotel stories from the message board that Judy referred me to! I guess I'll focus my research on that