Yes, it's been a long while since I've written, but we've been busy with some of my most favorite people in the world: Lauren and Shelbie. They are old-students-turned-good-friends type of people (and, note, the ONLY people who came out to visit us...tsk, tsk to the rest of you), and we spent a wonderful--but busy--two weeks with them.
Our adventures with them started in Hanoi, where (surprise, surprise) it was rainy pretty much the whole time. We managed to endure, though, and spent quite a few days exploring some museums, eating good food, and enjoying company other than ourselves (me, Sila, and Conan).
From Hanoi, we took a very long (but quite fancy!) bus ride to northern Vietnam to get a little hike on and experience a quieter location. There, we were able to enjoy some scenic views, craft beer (!), ride a very long cable car, and hike to the highest man-made point in Vietnam (in what felt like the Arctic tundra). For all of us, this was definitely the highlight of Vietnam as it was so different and beautiful.
Our final, major part of the trip was Halong Bay, which is your quintessential Vietnam experience. This also led to a semi-partial girls trip portion of the trip (no real pictures of that due to Conan having the phone, but I'll let your imagination go wild with what ya'll think happens on girls trips), so you only get to see what happened on the boys end because that's the only pictures we have!
As always the pictures were amazing, I can only imagine it in person. How wonderful to have your friends with you for a few weeks, I think about your amazing trip I just realized as you said it has just been the three of you for personal interaction. Smiles all around !! Good to hear from you all ….on to your next adventure. Vicki Gerow
ReplyDeleteThanks, Aunt Vicki! Yes, it was great to have someone else than just he core family. We definitely need a break from one another! :-)
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