Atlantiz Vietnam Backpack 2009

So, Atlantiz had their 2nd annual backpack thru Soon Seng and myself.

Our route

First stop was Saigon.

A beer to cherish

Independence Palace

War Remnants Museum with Fidel Castro inside!

Notre-Damme Cathedral

City Hall

Next day, we left for Hoi An, which is till now, my favourite place in Vietnam

My Son Ruins - No where near Angkor Wat

Soon Seng + Soon Seng 4

I look a little insignificant

4 of us in Hoi An town

4th day, we were in Hue for 2 days 1 night.

Forbidden City from the outside

From the inside

We traveled around with motorbikes

Martial art class in a garden at Thien Mu Pagoda

There were no smiles once we found out it was "death notes"

Next up, we were in Halong Bay after getting everything settled in Hanoi.

I don't know why so happy...

Maybe it's because of the sea

Or the sky

My Vietnam friend from Hanoi, Ming joined us on the trip

We had a great night, sleeping

Then we were in Sapa Valley.

With the mountain tribes - Hmong people

Now that's cool bro

Lunch

We had time to interact with the local people at Sapa town

Last stop was Hanoi.

In front of where Uncle Ho is sleeping

Our favourite shop in Hanoi

Uncle Ho says: Come again guys!

It was a great trip overall

Thanks Chew for the advice.

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Cheers.

Singing off
Crusader @ Atlantiz_29