Friday, March 14, 2008

Hanoi, part 2

We're now on our last day in Vietnam.

Yesterday we stopped at a huge ceramics factory and picked up a new mug for our collection. It's amazing to see all of the hand-crafted work that goes into each piece (molding, painting, etc).

Yesterday afternoon we treated ourselves to holistic massages at a fantastic spa (QT Spa) - supposedly one of the nicest (and priciest) in Hanoi - for the price of $32 for 75 minutes. (Other places had 1-hour for as cheap as $7).

Last night our group had our farewell dinner. We were very blessed to have 8 other incredible people on our trip (hailing from Australia, the UK, and Germany) and a wonderful guide from Vietnam.

This morning on our way to breakfast, we hit the jackpot by finding a store that is a non-profit for women from some of the hill tribes, where Christine found several purses that she loves.

Today we're going back for more massages and a traditional Vietnamese water-puppet show before catching our last non-airport/plane meal until Saturday dinner.

1 comment:

  1. You guys have officially seen more of asia than me... and I'm freakin' Asian! :)

    welcome back!

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