the vietnam honeymoon: saigon
Posted: August 25, 2011 Filed under: photo album, roaming | Tags: honeymoon, married life, vietnam 4 Commentsafter the quiet and gentle charm of hoi an, saigon was certainly a contrast.
our last two days were spent gulping down cup after cup of sugarcane juice and iced coffee, dodging insistent hands grasping at our arms at ben thanh market, and taking deep breaths before crossing wide streets filled with hundreds of buzzing motorbikes with false bravado.
i did love the numerous little boutiques that lined the streets; it’s a bit how i imagined avenida might have looked like back when humongous malls were still non-existent.
while one falls in love with hoi an at first sight, saigon, though not unpalatable, is more of an acquired taste.
hong hoa hotel – i think hoang trinh ruined us for other hotels, haha! but yeah, hong hoa was okay too. none of the little touches of hospitality but the room was clean, location was good and the staff were courteous. 🙂
the vietnam honeymoon: hoi an
Posted: August 24, 2011 Filed under: photo album, roaming | Tags: honeymoon, married life, vietnam 5 Commentsalvin and i spent the first two days of our honeymoon in hoi an, a charming town in central vietnam.
the place was quaint and beautiful, the people were nice, the food was fantastic. by the end of the first day, we were both in agreement that we needed to somehow think of a way so we can live there permanently.
we’re back in manila and we’re still trying to find a way.
hoang trinh hotel – super highly recommended! everybody was so, so nice and alvin and i really felt well-taken cared of. 😀
http://www.hoianhoangtrinhhotel.com/English/index.html