Some random shots. ^ Hoen Kiem Lake. Those cage-like things hanging on the dead tree are light-holders. This scene would have been so pretty with a clear blue sky, instead of a smoggy-grey one. ^ Opera House. Hanoiの道は 車とオートバイがおおいので、あぶないです。 ^ Lovely
Hanoi: The West Lake
TBH has been to Hanoi twice for work before this trip, staying in hotels located in the city. His experience with the hotels in the city was that they can get quite noisy with the street traffic. So we decided
Hanoi: TBH’s Birthday Dinner
27 August 2011. This Hanoi trip was to celebrate TBH’s *erm* 4X birthday. Prior to the trip, I did some research and decided on having his birthday dinner at La Badiane, a modern European restaurant located in an alleyway in
Hanoi: Old French Quarter
We did the Lonely Planet walking tour of the Old French Quarter. It was blistering hot, very noisy and crowded. The walk took us almost three hours to complete; by which time, we were driven half-mad by the constant honking
Arrived in Hanoi
Day view of the West Lake from our hotel room. The weather is very hot and the skies are foggy. The Intercontinental is a bit old, service is spotty and the room has NO Wi-fi. Geez. We haven’t ventured around
Siem Reap: Day 1 – Preah Ko
Constructed by King Indravarman I in 879 to honour his forefathers when he first ascended the throne, Preah Ko means ‘sacred bull’. There are several stone bulls still standing at the front of the temple (but they don’t look like
Siem Reap: Day 1 – Overview
After a good night’s rest and a pretty heavy breakfast, we were both ready to start exploring. Our guide, Phat, met us at 8.30am in the hotel lobby and our first stop was to buy the 3-day Angkor temple pass costing US$20
Siem Reap: Arrival
I have yet to write about our trip to Siem Reap last November. After I return from a trip, I spend alot of my time editing, organising, uploading and captioning photographs; by which time, I am too tired to write