Ninh Binh, Dong Ha, Hué and Hoi An

Sailing through caves in Ninh Binh

Tunnels in Dong Ha (demiliterized zone) where vietnamese people lived for 6 yers during the american war.

Reburials

Carving village near Hoi An

Colorful drinks

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Came to Ha Long Bay a couple of days ago, and we are happy about the place but truly dissapointed about the weather. Everywhere we go it seems to be rainy, foggy and cloudy. Our big plan of getting a nice tan is definitely thrown away.
Anyway. We are staying in Cat Ba town on Cat Ba Island, and went on a boat out to see the wonders of this place. Saw caves, Monkey Island, kayaked and swam around. Nice day. Tomorrow we are going to Ninh Binh towards the south of Vietnam.

 Fooling around on a guide tour

On the road Laos-Vietnam

From Luang Prabang we took a long journey with only a few stops in smaller towns (some of them a little dodgy -see the bathroom picture below), all the way from Laos across the border to Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. After a half day in the city we got on a sleeping bus (pretty cool one) and arrived in Hanoi early in the morning the 13th. They have some weird food here. 

Bathroom in dodgy hotel in Laos. Free porn :)

 

 Dien Bien Phu

Luang Pra Bang, Laos

'Giant' waterfall. Swimming in it

Vang Vieng, Laos

We took a sleeping train directly from Bangkok to Laos on april 2. (we think), together with new german friend. In Vientiane, Laos' capital we spent about 2 hours of sightseeing and then took a local bus to Vang Vieng. A very touristy but lovely town.

It is famous for a lot of partying, drinking and so on while going down the river in tubes. We went tubing also but didn't get drunk though. Wa had a fantastic time and used swings and slides and jumped in the river.

We also climbed a high mountain, went inside some caves (deep deep dark caves :D), bicycled. motorbiked and swam in a blue lagoon. Amazing weather too (HA! Koh Tao).

Buddha inside cave

Blue lagoon

:S

Resting after a long hike up a limestone mountain

The view

Going in the cave

yeah!

Bangkok pictures (31. March-?)

After fleeing from Bangkok we went back to Bangkok, partied a little bit at our favourite place with cheap cocktails (see picture), where our favourite thailady 'froglady' works. We love her :D

 Lumphini park

Going crazy in a small crappy guest house room

This is what not to do in a taxi in Bangkok (last picture: don't bring cartoon goats?)

Massage in the streets

crazy candy

Froglady + boyfriend (and us)



"Sunny" Island, Koh Tao, Thailand

We came to thailand the 21st and thought - NOW it is time for a sunshine vacation on the beach, diving and swimming. So after seeing  some things in Bangkok; lumphini Park, Golden Palace, party and pingpongshow (!), we got on bus and boat to Koh Tao. 

But the weather was AWFUL. On the way out on the boat we frightened to death - it smelled like diesel and vomit on the small boat, and the waves were enormous - and no lifevests on board :S
We survived however but the Island was one big flood - raining and storming. Kind of a misery island, cause nobody could do anything - diving, swimming, sunbathing was impossible. Which meant everybody was drunk every day. And there was no escape because the boats couldn't sail away. So we spent nearly 6 days here, and finally escaped yesterday to Bangkok again.