Sunday, June 12, 2011

Let the shopping begin....

Many stores to pick from to get clothes made...very overwhelming at first.




A very stress time for a girl....so many shoes and boots.





This how they do it...measure your foot, take the measurements to the tailor and then the fittings begin.







The is why there are fittings....but it is all fun...kind of feel like a celebrity will all the appointments and running around....very stressful week!!!










Hoi An

On the overnight bus to Hoi An....back of the bus on the top sleeper....everything must be tried once!!! After we wiped down the area we could relax a bit.
Hoi An....scheduled a week here as this town is where you get clothes made....lots of clothes!!!



Oldest covered bridge





Fancy hotel for Queen Drake!!! she could no longer in the same area as the toilet...we like to tease her...but this really was a nice place to spend a week.







With a tub for our 2 week traveler Julia.










still enjoying the sites of Vietnam...

Sheena and River....the organizer of the bike trip.
The little cabin where we stayed for one night...


a sleepless night for Julia...her attempt at keeping the misquitos away from her.





Learning english

















Stops along the way...

Crazy Castle




The view from the back of the group.





Making silk...amazing process...very patient ladies working at this factory.







higher view of the rice fields










Loading up the Bikes

Loading up the bikes for the 2.5 days ride....and applying the sun screen.
A little nervous about these little men and little bikes!!



My backpack all bagged and strapped on....ready to go.





Safety First....the guides treated us like queens.








Julia and her crush...ready to hit the trails!!!









Sunday, May 8, 2011

Dalat - preparing for the motorbike trip

Our drives picked us up from the bus when we arrived into Dalat, took us to our hotel and then we chatted about the plan for the trip.
We then had the rest of the day to tour around Dalat....thought that we would try out the bike for 2....once we fixed the bike we were good to go for a rental of a $1.00 a day.



Julia in the market





Traffic city at the city center.







Happy little bikers!!!










Sights on the ride to Dalat

Locals...always have a smile on their faces even though they may have miles of biking and walking everyday.
Countryside on our way to Dalat









Dozing off for a few hours....it made the slow and rough bus ride better.