Monday, May 28, 2007

Plan of the 'Nam

The ghost of Comrade Ho Chinh Minh has finally spoken and has graciously revealed the grand plan to me.

PP: Phnom Penh, HCM: Ho Chin Minh, NT: Nha Trang, HN: Hanoi, HL: Halong Bay


Tue, 19 June (PP-HCM)
Depart: 0800hrs
Arrive: 1700hrs
Book railway tix and Cu Chi tunnel (Vietcong tunnels) tour


Wed, 20 June (HCM)
Reunification Hall
War Remnants Museum
Museum of Vietnamese History
Notre Dame Cathedral
Lam Son Square
Ben Thanh market (night market till late)


Thurs, 21 June (HCM)
Cu Chi tunnels
Cholon (Chinatown), Binh Tay market


Fri, 22 June (HCM-NT)
Free and easy
Depart: SN2 – 2020hrs
SN4 – 1915hrs


Sat, 23 June (NT)
Arrive: SN2 – 0620hrs
SN4 – 0647hrs
Cham Ponagar Temple Complex; Thap Ba Hot Springs (mud bath, mineral water bath and MASSAGE!!)
Beach
Night FOOD market!


Sun, 24 June (NT-Hue)
Cho Dam (central market)
Beach
Depart: SE6 – 2011hrs


Mon, 25 June (Hue)
Arrive: SE6 – 0803hrs
Imperial City
Hue museum of Royal Fine Arts, Military Museum


Tue, 26 June (Hue-HN)
Explore Perfume River and Ho Quyen (amphitheatre)
Depart: TN4 – 1520hrs


Wed, 27 June (HN)
Arrive: TN4 – 0815hrs
Book Halong and Sapa tours
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Hoa Lo Museum (Hanoi Hilton, ex-prison for POWs and political prisoners)
Citadel, Vietnam Military History Museum


Thurs, 28 June (HN-HL)
Depart: 0700hrs
Arrive: 1100hrs


Fri, 29 June (HL)


Sat, 30 June (HL-HN-Sapa)
Arrive: 1700hrs
Depart: 2100hrs


Sun, 1 Jul (Sapa)


Mon, 2 Jul (Sapa)


Tue, 3 Jul (Sapa-HN)
Arrive: 2000hrs


Wed, 4 Jul (HN)
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
B-52 Museum
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Pagoda)
Vietnam History Museum


Thurs, 5 Jul (HN-SIN)
Free and easy
Flight: 1920hrs: Depart Hanoi 1630hrs

Check out these 2 cool places I'm stopping by: Sapa (check out the spectacular multimedia flash images of Sapa: http://www.catcathotel.com/), the multi-ethnic tribal highlands north of Vietnam that contains SEA's highest peak; and Halong Bay (http://www.halongbay-vietnam.com/), a UNESCO Heritage Site that boasts a picturesque northern bay dotted with numerous limestone caves and little islands.

Big time.

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