of Hoi An to see the floating lanterns.
You make a wish as you place
the lanterns in the water.
There were hundreds of lanterns and they
were very pretty floating on the water.
Night market at Hoi An.
From Hoi An, we went to Sunworld in Ba Na Hills
on the outskirts of Danang.
It was like the Disneyland of Vietnam.
There were 7 cable cars to get around.
This was the one from the bottom and was 7kms long!
Arriving at the top.
We were up in the clouds.
Golden Bridge, Ba Na Hills.
Golden Bridge, Ba Na Hills.
We climbed to the summit
on God Mountain.
This is the highest peak in Central Vietnam.
This section was the Heaven garden.
Heaven Garden.
Heaven Garden.
Temple, Heaven Garden. Temple, Heaven Garden.
The monk hit the bell every 60 seconds.
The gardens were beautiful.
Heaven Garden.
We were there for the beer festival
Everyone got 2 free beers to try. Noel was given a third while waiting for his chips
to be cooked as it was taking a while!
Another year, another country celebrating our anniversary.
Last year we spent it climbing
Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Sri Lanka.
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Cu Chi Tunnel National Monument
from the Vietnamese war.
Noel couldn't fit down the hole but Vincent could.
This shows you how small the hole was.
We both went down this tunnel.
Noel had to crawl through. It is now
actually about 20% bigger than during the war.
Found a quilt shop!
These are all made by local women.
Headed to the Meekong Delta.
Cruised along the river to Xep Canal.
Got into sampans to go through the smaller canals and
got off on Unicorn Island. Stopped at a local
family’s home to enjoy tropical fruit, honey tea and wine
and listened to traditional Vietnamese music
performed by the villagers.
Sampan ride along the canal. It was very pleasant going down the canals. 
Had lunch prepared by a local family.
It was quite an interesting menu.
This is the deep-fried elephant ear fish.
Doesn't look very appetising but was delicious.
The fish was eaten in rice paper.
Traffic in Saigon is chaotic.
When crossing the road here,
you give a wave and start crossing.
People slow down for you or go around.
Didn't take us too long to get the hang of it.
There are more motor bikes than cars.
They carry all sorts of things on them.
A family of six on the bike!
The funny thing is it is law for adults to
wear a helmet but not kids!
For our last meal in Vietnam, we went to a
Michelin restaurant. The food was amazing.
My crab and shrimp fried netted spring rolls.
They were amazing and the best I
spring rolls I had on the whole trip.
Delicious!
goodbye to everyone before heading to Cambodia.
We had a fabulous group and made lots of friends.
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