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11/09/2026

Our last day in Hanoi was a little more laid back. While Cheyenne went to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, I treated myself to a Vietnamese massage. For lunch we went to Banh Mi Hoi An, where Anthony Bourdain ate while in Hanoi. In the afternoon we all went to the Silk Village, but it was pretty quiet, maybe because it was a Monday. We stopped for some refreshments, all made from scratch, and I had a yummy mango matcha. The evening event was a walking food tour. First we went to Bun Cha Dac Kim for their namesake (and only) dish Bun Cha, which was a very delicious soup that we each assembled to our own taste. Next stop was Banh Mi B+ for an egg and pork pate Banh Mi. Next stop was The Hanoi Cafe for an egg coffee, made at the table; Cheyenne tried her hand at decorating hers and did a really great job of it. And our guide bought some fresh pomelo for us to have with the coffee. Last stop was for sticky rice with coconut; I’ll be honest, I was too full to have more than one bite. Everything was very delicious and fun. Before bed, Cheyenne and I went to the rooftop to enjoy the views briefly, then off to sleep for moving on in the morning.

08/09/2026

Hanoi Day 2 Part 2: The Temple of Literature in Hanoi is Vietnam’s first national university and an historic sanctuary dedicated to Confucius. Built in 1070, they added the Imperial Academy in 1076 to educate royals and elite scholars. The Stone Stelae is home to 82 UNESCO-recognized stone steles mounted on turtle backs, recording the names of doctor laureates.

Hoa Lo Prison is an historic site and museum built to suppress Vietnamese independence movements; originally built between 1896 and 1901 by French colonists, it was named Maison Centrale. It was designed to hold around 600 inmates, but was regularly crammed with over 2,000 prisoners; it was used to torture and confine Vietnamese revolutionary fighters using heavy shackles, dungeons, and a guillotine. Some prisoners escaped through the sewer system. During the Vietnam War it was known as “Hanoi Hilton” and used by North Vietnam to hold captured American pilots, including John McCain. Most of the prison was demolished, leaving the gatehouse area preserved as the Hoa Lo Prison Relic museum. It was a sobering experience.

Hanoi Train Street is a narrow residential alleyway where an active railway line runs just inches away from local houses, balconies, and sidewalk cafés along the western edge of the Old Quarter and French Quarter. Trains squeeze through the narrow corridor a few times a day, prompting café owners to pull back chairs, clear tables, and guide visitors tightly against the walls.

Dinner was at Chả cá for a legendary, sizzling turmeric-marinated fish dish invented in Hanoi in the late 19th century. Deboned freshwater fish cut into bite-sized pieces is first grilled, then brought to the table in a hot pan with a small burner, then fresh dill and scallions are tossed into the sizzling pan at the table, and finally mixed with rice noodles, roasted peanuts, and fermented fish sauce. The original Chả Cá Lã Vọng house served as a hidden meeting place for Vietnamese patriots fighting French colonial rule.

07/09/2026

Day 2 in Hanoi was a very full day of touring, so I will break it into chunks. Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi; it features a striking, towering red-and-white stupa where each of the eleven levels houses a gemstone statue of the Amitabha Buddha.

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the official final resting place of revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh; it stands in the center of Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, where Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence in 1945. Ho Chi Minh’s embalmed body lies preserved in a glass case inside a cooled central hall, but we did not get to view it. Ba Dinh Square has several important buildings located around it, including the President’s Palace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the National Assembly Building.

The One Pillar Pagoda is an historic Buddhist temple, famous for its unique structure that resembles a blooming lotus flower rising from a pond. The legend is that the emperor dreamed of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy sitting on a lotus flower, who handed him a baby son; when a son was born to him later, he built the pagoda on a single pillar to look like the lotus throne from his dream.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi showcases the culture, history, and daily life of Vietnam’s 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. The Trong D**g Building is shaped like a traditional D**g Son bronze drum, and holds permanent indoor exhibits displaying objects from all 54 ethnic groups. The Architectural Garden is an outdoor space featuring 10 full-scale traditional houses relocated and rebuilt on-site.

Hong Ngoc Fine Art Center is a well-known hand-embroidered silk art center and workshop in Vietnam that primarily employs disabled artisans, including deaf and mute individuals and victims of Agent Orange, by teaching them complex hand-embroidery skills. The center showcases detailed, high-craftsmanship silk thread paintings, lacquerware, and crafts.

07/09/2026

The ship returned to Halong Bay, and a few of us got off the ship and went to Hanoi to meet Cheyenne there to start a 15 day Vietnam tour. Hanoi is the historic and vibrant capital city located in northern Vietnam along the Red River. The name means “inside the rivers” because it sits between the Red River and the Nhue River. Our boutique hotel is in the Hanoi Old Quarter, famous for its 100-year-old trade streets, traditional narrow houses, and vibrant street life.

While exploring the old quarter, we stopped for an egg coffee, which is a rich, sweet coffee topped with a thick, creamy foam made from whipped egg yolks and condensed milk. It was invented in 1946 when there was a severe milk shortage, so whipped egg yolks were mixed with sugar and condensed milk as a creamy substitute. The base is a dark-roasted Vietnamese Robusta coffee the topping is egg yolks whipped with sweetened condensed milk and sugar until light and airy, with a taste often compared to liquid tiramisu.

Hoàn Kiếm Lake is located right at the edge of the old quarter. Nearby we found the Hanoi water puppet show, a unique traditional art form where brightly painted wooden puppets glide and dance over a waist-deep pool of water. Puppeteers stay concealed behind a bamboo screen, using long bamboo rods and strings hidden beneath the water to make the figures move. Water puppetry began in the Red River Delta villages of northern Vietnam, with villagers entertaining each other during the rice-paddy flooding season by standing in waist-deep water and operating puppets.

Cheyenne and I enjoyed dinner at Tầm Vị, a popular Michelin-starred restaurant in Hanoi known for serving authentic, home-style Northern Vietnamese food at very affordable prices. It is inside a vintage, two-storey former tea house with a lush courtyard, and features rustic wooden decor, antique items, and local artwork that feels like a quiet ancestral home.

03/09/2026

Hong Kong Day 2 I did hop-on-hop-off bus tour with a friend. We took the ferry to the Central ferry pier to get the bus for the Green Line that went around the perimeter of Hong Kong Island.

The Peak tram is a historic funicular railway that carries passengers up to Victoria Peak. Wan Chai Waterfront Promenade is an open space along Victoria Harbour with panoramic skyline views. Stanley is a seaside town on the south coast with a relaxed village vibe, open-air street market, and scenic waterfront strip with cafes, bars, and restaurants overlooking the bay.

Repulse Bay is a famous upscale residential area (with expensive luxury apartment towers), and scenic beach; the Pulse is a beachfront shopping and dining mall. Ocean Park is a marine-life and animal theme park linked by a scenic Cable Car system. Aberdeen is a coastal town known for its mix of traditional floating fishing villages and modern high-rise city life; a busy natural harbor is filled with traditional wooden junk boats and modern yachts.

We took the ferry back to do the Blue Line in Kowloon. The Avenue of Stars is a waterfront promenade that celebrates the history of Hong Kong cinema, with a great view of the Hong Kong island skyline; the Bruce Lee bronze statue stands along the Avenue of Stars promenade. Temple Street is a famous century-old night market known for cheap street shopping, local food, and old-school entertainment. The Kowloon Wholesale Fruit Market is a historic century-old market in Hong Kong.

Langham Place is a major 15-story shopping mall and commercial complex that includes a distinctive corkscrew design and one of Hong Kong’s longest indoor escalators spanning multiple stories. M+ is a museum of modern and contemporary visual culture, its architecture featuring an upside-down “T” shape. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a world-class venue in the West Kowloon Cultural District that showcases priceless treasures from Beijing’s Forbidden City. I hope I can return to spend more time at some of these amazing sights.

01/09/2026

We got two days in Hong Kong. The internet has been difficult, especially transitioning to and from. Going through the straight, we were not allowed to take any photos or video. Upon arrival, we were greeted by local performers. The Cruise terminal is attached to a huge mall. The first day I helped a friend with her luggage as she was re-embarking, and it took me half an hour to figure out where she was waiting in the mall for me. We had about 100 people embark in this port, some new and some returning.

Hong Kong is a major global financial center and special administrative region of China situated on the southern coast. It is made up of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories alongside over 250 outlying islands. Around 7.5 million people live in this compact, densely packed territory. Steep hills and mountains dominate the landscape, though a large percentage of the area is preserved as green parks and nature. Britain gained parts of the territory after the O***m War in the 19th century and later held a 99-year lease on the New Territories. Sovereignty returned to China on July 1, 1997, under the “one country, two systems” framework, which promised a high degree of autonomy for 50 years.

Hong Kong Island is the political, economic, and historical heart of Hong Kong, featuring a densely packed northern urban coast and a greener, quieter southern side. The northern shore holds the main business districts and skyscrapers, while the southern side offers scenic bays, nature parks, and beaches. Victoria Harbour separates the north side of the island from the Kowloon Peninsula on the mainland.

Kowloon is a major urban area in Hong Kong, located on a peninsula across Victoria Harbour from Hong Kong Island. The name Kowloon comes from “nine dragons,” which means the eight peaks plus the Emperor. Over 2 million people live here, making it one of the most crowded places in the world.

26/08/2026

Our last night in Halong Bay, we were treated to one last fireworks show, and they were all very beautiful. Today our sail away was really lovely. Halong Bay contains nearly 2,000 limestone rock formations, islands, and islets rising from its waters. We are on our way to Hong Kong. We were told we will have Starlink internet while transiting so communication will likely be limited during those times.

25/08/2026

More Halong Bay Vietnam: another super rainy day, I chose to stay in, pop a bag of microwave popcorn, and watch a movie in our Neptune Lounge. The night cleared up a bit, with a nice view from across the bay, and two sessions of fireworks one night (which I watched, but did not take photos).

Another great option for the next rainy day was to treat myself to a spa day, including one hour full body massage, and a second hour of a facial and hair treatment combo — very nice! The spa provided us with a taxi from the ship (because it was raining) and back to the shuttle (because it had stopped raining). They gave us a nice tea both before and after, and the spa was lovely (although many steps upstairs), and a very reasonable total of $84 for two hours including tips and the free rides.

Our last day here looked promising, and there was a parade of boats coming in, but tour operators did end up having to cancel tours. So, I will hope for better weather when I return in less than two weeks!

22/08/2026

A museum is a great option for a rainy day. The Halong Bay Museum, officially the Quang Ninh Museum, is a modern cultural center known as the “Black Pearl” for its striking jet-black glass exterior. The Natural History area explores local marine life, regional geology, and features a giant whale skeleton. The History and Culture area has historical artifacts, ancient ceramics, and exhibits on local heritage and traditions. The third floor recreates a coal mine tunnel honoring the local mining industry. Large-scale industrial coal mining began in the late 19th century under French colonial rule, shaping the regional economy and creating a distinct mining working class. From about 2012 to the present, Ha Long shifted its primary economic focus from coastal industrial coal extraction to UNESCO-protected tourism, halting direct mining inside the heritage zones to curb environmental pollution.

21/08/2026

We arrived a day early in Halong Bay in northeastern Vietnam, to avoid the worst of a tropical storm in the area. Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular travel destination. It is famous for its emerald waters and nearly 2,000 towering limestone islands and islets, shaped over 500 million years by rain, waves, and time. Its name means “descending dragon,” inspired by local folklore about dragons that helped protect the country; the creation myth centers on a divine Mother Dragon and her children who were sent by the Jade Emperor to defend a fledgling Vietnamese nation from naval invaders. The view entering the bay is quite stunning, but it was difficult to get photos to do it any justice due to the rain.

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