Endelig lidt koelighed. Vi er nu oppe i bjergene paa et dejligt hotel, og for foerste gang i Vietnam oplever jeg, at der kan vaere stille nogle steder. Hotellet ligger lidt uden for byen i skoenne omgivelser.
Naesten alle har vaeret syge - sikkert pga. de oester som vi fik paa en af oerne, som vi besoegte igaar. Heldigvis spiser jeg ikke oesters, saa jeg er vist sluppet.
Har vaeret paa markedet i byen. Fandt kopimarkedet - godt. Herefter lejede vi et gammelt tog og var en tur ude i oplandet. Det ser ud som om at det er et meget frodigt omraade, hvor der er oceaner af drivhuse og markeder med blomster og groensager.
Jeg har gjort en morsom betragtning. Mange forretninger har kun et begraenset udvalg og naar det gaelder toej, er der kun en del af hver - ikke noget med flere stoerrelser, saa kan man ikke passe den stoerrelse, som der er, er det bare aergerligt. Ioevrigt er det mere eller mindre umuligt at finde toej, da de kun har til bitte smaa tynde mennesker. Man foeler sig som en hel elefant her.
01 marts 2011
Sagde jeg lidt koeligere. Det har vaeret braendende varmt idag men sidst paa eftermiddagen begyndte solen heldigvis at gaa vaek. Jeg har vaeret lidt skidt idag men heldigvis gik jeg ikke ned som de fleste andre i gruppen. Vi havde en lille tur til centrum i formiddags bla. til the Crazy House, som er en af de 10 mest tossede huse i hele verden. Derefter gik turen til en af den sidste konges paladser, hvorefter vi blev sat af paa markedet. Desvaerre havde jeg ikke overskud til at shoppe. Imorgen gaar turen saa med fly til Saigon.
Finally some cool weather. We are up in the mountains on a nice hotel and for the first time I experience that Vietnam can be silent some places. The hotel is outside the city in nice surroundings.
Almost everyone has been ill. Probably due to the oysters that we got on one of the islands that we visited yesterday. Luckily I did not eat any oyster so I seem to be okay.
I have been to the market in town. Found the copy market - good. A this we hired an old train and went for a tour out in the country. It looks like a very vigorous area, where there are lots and lots of greenhouses and fields with flowers and vegetables.
I have noticed something funny. A lot of the shops only have a limited selection and only one of each peace when it comes to clothes. So if it does not fit you - bad luck for you. They do not come in diffent sizes. Furthermore it is almost impossible to find clothes for europeans, as the Vietnamese are very tiny people. You really feel like an elephant.
March 01, 2011
Did I say it was cooler here. It was burning hot today but in the afternoon the sun luckily hide away. I had felt a bit miserable today but fortunately I did not went down as most of the group. We did a small trip to the center of the city this morning among others things we visited the Crazy House, which is among the 10 most crazy houses in the world. After this we went to one of the palaces of the last king of Vietnam. We ended the tour at the market. Unfortunately I did not have the energy to shop. Tomorrow we will fly to Saigon.
28 februar 2011
26 februar 2011
Nha Trang
Det var uhyrligt varmt i Hoi An p.g.a luftfugtigheden. Det er ogsaa varmt her men stranden var et godt sted, hvor det har blaest paent meget i eftermiddag. Bor paa et groent hotel - har aldrig set noget lignende. Det hedder ogsaa "det groenne hotel" og er lyst og venligt indvendigt. Der var indendoers swimmingpool lige neden for min altan.
Vi havde lidt sight seeing, da vi ankom inden vi kunne faa vaerelserne. Jeg tror, at alle er ved at have nok af at fare rundt hele tiden og eftermiddagen har ogsaa vaeret fri. Vi faar en masse historie at vide, men jeg har svaert ved at hitte rede i alle de informationer, der gives. Det er rart at tage en tur, hvor man kan lade hovedet blive i skuffen for en gangs skyld og saa bare foelge med maengden.
Byen ligner lidt Hanoi med smaa usle butikker men med solen til forskel. Dog kan man her se en udvikling igang, idet der er gang i byggeriet med skyskrabere - desvaerre. Om nogle aar vil Vietnam ligne alle andre steder i vesten.
Imorgen staar den paa strand og vand og motorbaad hele dagen. Vi skal vist til en lille oe. I aften spiser vi sammen kl. 20 - haaber det bliver ved vandet (vores hotel ligger taet ved vandet). Jeg har set, at de er ved at lave klar til at aabne med en del spisesteder og nogle boder.
It was more than hot in Hoi An because of the humidity. Here is also hot too but the beach is a nice place where there was a wind all afternoon. Living in a green hotel - have never seen anything like it. It is also called "The Green Hotel" and is very bright and friendly. I had the indoor swimmingpool right under my balcony.
We did a little sightseeing this morning until we were able to get our rooms. I think that everyone is getting tired of running around all the time and the afternoon was free. We are told a lot of history but I have difficulty in absorbing all the information, but it is nice to be on a tour where you can relaxe without having to organize all the time.
Tomorrow it will be all about beach, water and motorboat all day. I think that we will be going to a little island. Tonight we are all eating dinner at 8 - hope that it will be by the water (our hotel is close to the water). I have seen that a market is opening with places to eat and small booths.
The city looks a little like Hanoi with lauzy small shop however the sun makes a difference and you do see that construction is going on, as they have started to build sky scrabers - unfortunately. In a couple of years Vietnam will begin to look like the rest of western world.
Vi havde lidt sight seeing, da vi ankom inden vi kunne faa vaerelserne. Jeg tror, at alle er ved at have nok af at fare rundt hele tiden og eftermiddagen har ogsaa vaeret fri. Vi faar en masse historie at vide, men jeg har svaert ved at hitte rede i alle de informationer, der gives. Det er rart at tage en tur, hvor man kan lade hovedet blive i skuffen for en gangs skyld og saa bare foelge med maengden.
Byen ligner lidt Hanoi med smaa usle butikker men med solen til forskel. Dog kan man her se en udvikling igang, idet der er gang i byggeriet med skyskrabere - desvaerre. Om nogle aar vil Vietnam ligne alle andre steder i vesten.
Imorgen staar den paa strand og vand og motorbaad hele dagen. Vi skal vist til en lille oe. I aften spiser vi sammen kl. 20 - haaber det bliver ved vandet (vores hotel ligger taet ved vandet). Jeg har set, at de er ved at lave klar til at aabne med en del spisesteder og nogle boder.
It was more than hot in Hoi An because of the humidity. Here is also hot too but the beach is a nice place where there was a wind all afternoon. Living in a green hotel - have never seen anything like it. It is also called "The Green Hotel" and is very bright and friendly. I had the indoor swimmingpool right under my balcony.
We did a little sightseeing this morning until we were able to get our rooms. I think that everyone is getting tired of running around all the time and the afternoon was free. We are told a lot of history but I have difficulty in absorbing all the information, but it is nice to be on a tour where you can relaxe without having to organize all the time.
Tomorrow it will be all about beach, water and motorboat all day. I think that we will be going to a little island. Tonight we are all eating dinner at 8 - hope that it will be by the water (our hotel is close to the water). I have seen that a market is opening with places to eat and small booths.
The city looks a little like Hanoi with lauzy small shop however the sun makes a difference and you do see that construction is going on, as they have started to build sky scrabers - unfortunately. In a couple of years Vietnam will begin to look like the rest of western world.
25 februar 2011
Hue/Hoi An
Saa er jeg naaet til midten af Vietnam. Ankom fra Hue i gaar og rejser videre i morgen tidlig. Der er meget varmt og fugtigt her. En stor aendring fra Nordvietnam og mere vestlig og renere omend stadig fattigt. Hanoi var meget beskidt med megen affald alle vegne og virkede enormt fattig med mange tomme faldefaerdig bygninger.
Trafikken var og er det vaerste jeg nogensinde har vaeret ude for. Der er slet ikke nogen trafikregler. Alle fodgaengere, motorcykler, knallerter, biler og busser koerer fuldstaendig uhaemmet imellem hinanden. De overhaler baade indenom og udenom og dytter hele tiden for at goere opmaerksomme paa sig selv men ingen er aggressive. De har baere ingen respekt eller hensyn, og unskyld eksisterer ikke. Desuden tror jeg, at de kan flytte et helt indbo fra en hel lejlighed paa deres motorcykler/knallerter, som de laesser med hvad som helst lige fra traer og dyr til masser af kaempe kasser. Man noejes heller ikke med at vaere en person men sidder lige saa tit op til 3 personer eller flere paa en af disse motorcykler, som mere ligner en stor knallert. Selv babier transporteres uden hjaelm.
Vejret i Hanoi var desvaerre koldere end forventet - kun 10-15 grader, saa Halong Bay var en lidt kold men sjov tur. Vi sang Karoeke om aftenen om bord paa baaden efter maden og havde det maegtig sjovt, og vi overlevede alle natten, selv om vi var lidt betaenkelige efter ulykken et paar dage i forvejen, hvor 10-12 mennesker druknede.
Hue var en god oplevelse og vejret fint. Vi koerte hele dagen paa motorcyklen rundt i oplandet og spiste vegetarmad hos munkene i et tempel, hvor der ogsaa var foraeldrelose boern. Vi faar i det hele taget ikke meget koed, men bliver alligevel maette.
Imorgen tidlig kl. 6 flyver vi saa for anden gang videre til Nha Trang, saa op kl. 4, hvilket er temmelig haardt.
I got to the middle of Vietnam arriving from Hue yesterday and leaving again tomorrow morning. It is very hot here and the humidity is high. A big change from North Vietnam. This place seems influenced by vestern culture, more clean although still poor. Hanoi was very durty and had a lot of empty shabby buildings.
The trafic is the worst I ever experienced. There are no rules. Everyone pedestrians, motorbikes, mopeds, cars and busses are driving without holding back from nothing and no one. They overtake both from the left as well as from the rigth side. They are using the horn all the time to make aware of themselves but no one is aggresive. They show no respect and consideration and excuse me does not exist. Also I think that they are able to move an entire apartment/flat on one of those motorbikes, which they load with anything from a tree and animals as well as lots of huge boxes and there is not only one person on a moped but up till 3 people or more even without a helmet except for the driver. Even little babies are transported without a helmet.
The weather in Hanoi was colder than expected - only 10 till 15 degrees so Halong Bay was a cold but funny experience. We were singing Karaoke on boad the boat after a nice dinner and had a lots of laughs. We all lived through the night although everyone was a bit concerned after the accident a couple of days before when 10-12 drowned.
Hue was a great experience and the weather was nice. We were on motorbikes all day driving out in the country and eating vegetarian food at a tempel with munks and also having awfants living there. We do not eat much meat but get enough food.
Tomorrow morning 6 o'clock we are flying yet again this time to Nha Trang. So we have to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, which is rather tough.
Trafikken var og er det vaerste jeg nogensinde har vaeret ude for. Der er slet ikke nogen trafikregler. Alle fodgaengere, motorcykler, knallerter, biler og busser koerer fuldstaendig uhaemmet imellem hinanden. De overhaler baade indenom og udenom og dytter hele tiden for at goere opmaerksomme paa sig selv men ingen er aggressive. De har baere ingen respekt eller hensyn, og unskyld eksisterer ikke. Desuden tror jeg, at de kan flytte et helt indbo fra en hel lejlighed paa deres motorcykler/knallerter, som de laesser med hvad som helst lige fra traer og dyr til masser af kaempe kasser. Man noejes heller ikke med at vaere en person men sidder lige saa tit op til 3 personer eller flere paa en af disse motorcykler, som mere ligner en stor knallert. Selv babier transporteres uden hjaelm.
Vejret i Hanoi var desvaerre koldere end forventet - kun 10-15 grader, saa Halong Bay var en lidt kold men sjov tur. Vi sang Karoeke om aftenen om bord paa baaden efter maden og havde det maegtig sjovt, og vi overlevede alle natten, selv om vi var lidt betaenkelige efter ulykken et paar dage i forvejen, hvor 10-12 mennesker druknede.
Hue var en god oplevelse og vejret fint. Vi koerte hele dagen paa motorcyklen rundt i oplandet og spiste vegetarmad hos munkene i et tempel, hvor der ogsaa var foraeldrelose boern. Vi faar i det hele taget ikke meget koed, men bliver alligevel maette.
Imorgen tidlig kl. 6 flyver vi saa for anden gang videre til Nha Trang, saa op kl. 4, hvilket er temmelig haardt.
I got to the middle of Vietnam arriving from Hue yesterday and leaving again tomorrow morning. It is very hot here and the humidity is high. A big change from North Vietnam. This place seems influenced by vestern culture, more clean although still poor. Hanoi was very durty and had a lot of empty shabby buildings.
The trafic is the worst I ever experienced. There are no rules. Everyone pedestrians, motorbikes, mopeds, cars and busses are driving without holding back from nothing and no one. They overtake both from the left as well as from the rigth side. They are using the horn all the time to make aware of themselves but no one is aggresive. They show no respect and consideration and excuse me does not exist. Also I think that they are able to move an entire apartment/flat on one of those motorbikes, which they load with anything from a tree and animals as well as lots of huge boxes and there is not only one person on a moped but up till 3 people or more even without a helmet except for the driver. Even little babies are transported without a helmet.
The weather in Hanoi was colder than expected - only 10 till 15 degrees so Halong Bay was a cold but funny experience. We were singing Karaoke on boad the boat after a nice dinner and had a lots of laughs. We all lived through the night although everyone was a bit concerned after the accident a couple of days before when 10-12 drowned.
Hue was a great experience and the weather was nice. We were on motorbikes all day driving out in the country and eating vegetarian food at a tempel with munks and also having awfants living there. We do not eat much meat but get enough food.
Tomorrow morning 6 o'clock we are flying yet again this time to Nha Trang. So we have to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, which is rather tough.
19 februar 2011
Hanoi
Ankommet til Hanoi efter mellemlanding i Moskva. Har aldrig set noget lignende. Det er som at vaere 40 aar tilbage i tiden. Hver anden bygning er naermest en ruin og der er en sindsyg trafik - meget vaerre end i Kina. Her koerer knallerterne (og dem er der mindst en million af) ind imellem bilerne. De dytter hele tiden - baade biler og knallerter - og paa knallerterne sidder de op til 3 mennesker somme tider med et lille barn. Det bliver svaert at kommunikere men jeg har lavet mig en lille parloer. Hotellet er meget overraskende sammenlignet med det omkring vaerende. Jeg har internet paa vaerelset og spa bad paa egen etage :-) Det er sgu da luksus i et fattigt land. Jeg tror dog ikke, at jeg kan overfoere billeder herfra. Der er kun en usb-port og den gaar til musen. Jeg har ogsaa opdaget, at der er spaering af visse sider bl.a. facebook, men det overrasker jo ikke.
Arrived to Hanoi after transit through Moskow. I have never seen anything like this. It is like being 40 years back in time. Every other building is a ruin and the trafic is crazy - worse than in China. There are a million mopeds and they are driving everywhere among the cars on the road, they also carry up till 3 passengers and sometimes even babies. It will be difficult to communicate but I have made myself a little dictionary. The hotel is a big surprise when you compare the surroundings. I have internet in my room and a spa bath on my own floor. That is bloody luxury in a poor country. I do not believe that I can transfer pictures from here. There is only on usb entry and it is occupied by the mouse. I have also discovered that some web pages are blocked among others facebook, but that is no big surprise.
Meet the other people in the group, which I shall travel together with. We are 12 altogether including the guide Lap (Laptop as he introduced himself). Lap has been living in England for 3 years studing at Oxford and therefore understands the vestern culture. The group consists of 4 people from Australia, 3 from America, 2 from England and 2 from Denmark Jesper and I. We had a great evening and seem to get along very well.
Moedte de andre i gruppen, som jeg skal vaere sammen med. Vi bliver ialt 12 med guiden Lap (som Laptop som han selv sagde). Lap har boet i England i 3 aar og har gaaet paa Oxford, hvilket goer, at han forstaar den vestlige kultur. Gruppen bestaar desuden af 4 fra Australien, 3 fra USA, 2 fra England og saa 2 danskere Jesper og jeg. Vi havde alle tiders aften og synes at gaa godt i spaend.
Arrived to Hanoi after transit through Moskow. I have never seen anything like this. It is like being 40 years back in time. Every other building is a ruin and the trafic is crazy - worse than in China. There are a million mopeds and they are driving everywhere among the cars on the road, they also carry up till 3 passengers and sometimes even babies. It will be difficult to communicate but I have made myself a little dictionary. The hotel is a big surprise when you compare the surroundings. I have internet in my room and a spa bath on my own floor. That is bloody luxury in a poor country. I do not believe that I can transfer pictures from here. There is only on usb entry and it is occupied by the mouse. I have also discovered that some web pages are blocked among others facebook, but that is no big surprise.
Meet the other people in the group, which I shall travel together with. We are 12 altogether including the guide Lap (Laptop as he introduced himself). Lap has been living in England for 3 years studing at Oxford and therefore understands the vestern culture. The group consists of 4 people from Australia, 3 from America, 2 from England and 2 from Denmark Jesper and I. We had a great evening and seem to get along very well.
14 februar 2011
Vietnam
Så er der nedtælling til næste oplevelse i Østen. Hvis det er muligt, vil jeg forsøge at skrive på min blog undervejs, men det bliver nok ikke nemmere end i Kina, da også Vietnam er censureret. Jeg håber ikke at mine knæ vil blive et problem. Dette bliver lidt af en afprøvning af mine fysiske udfoldelsermuligheder efter mine operationer, som desværre har vist, at jeg har en kronisk gigtlidelse, der begrænser mig en del.
Countdown to the next experience in the far East. If it is possible, I'll write on my blog on the way, but it'll probably not be easy, as is the case with China Vietnam is restricted. This will be a test of my physical ability after my knee operations, which has revealed that I suffer from a cronic arthritic disorder, which will put a limit to my physical actions.
Countdown to the next experience in the far East. If it is possible, I'll write on my blog on the way, but it'll probably not be easy, as is the case with China Vietnam is restricted. This will be a test of my physical ability after my knee operations, which has revealed that I suffer from a cronic arthritic disorder, which will put a limit to my physical actions.
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