Yeah... Bangkok and Hanoi
So ... Tina and I are finally on holiday ... We had quite a good flight starting on Wednesday evening in
Geneva via Frankfurt to Bangkok.
We had a a 2 hour break in Frankfurt so it was really cool that Alba and Jasmina came to the airport so we could
have dinner together ... it was great to see you - we miss you!!! The flight was cool, plane was half empty so we
had plenty of space. In Bangkok we stayed at the same place Jack and Jasmina stayed when they were there - in the Millenium Hilton - highly recommended, seldom seen a better and more friendly place. Highlights of the short 1 day stay we had were definitely
- the amazingly friendly people (and some amazingly friendly tuc tuc drivers ... haha ... see next point)
- riding the Tuc Tuc 2 times with both drivers trying to cheat us with their standard scams ... instead of bringing us to the destinations we wanted to go to, they brought us to some shops where they get commission ... good thing was we had our own private tuc tuc driver bringing us from one sight to the next, always waiting for us, but being dissappointed that we didnt buy anything in the shops they took us too
- the 1 hour oil massage we treated ourselves with in the spa in the Hilton
Bangkok is very interesting, although we only had a little more than 1 day - not even close to get a flavour of the city..so I guess we will have to definitely get back there one day. Yesterday we then flew to Hanoi in Vietnam - this place is magnificient. More scooters in 1 city than in the whole of Italy together. We are staying in a very nice little
hotel in the old quarter which we found on tripadvisor.com - it's called Hotel Elegance (http://www.hanoielegancehotel.com/). They even have a PC with DSL in the room, which makes it easier to book some more hotels we will need on the rest of the trip (and to write some stuff on the blog, given that Gabor and Alba seem to read it ... haha). We were also lucky today, as we managed to book this really nice boat tour to Halong bay tomorrow - with a nightover on the boat. Just hope the better will be better, because today it was quite rainy.
Ciao ciao
Peter
Geneva via Frankfurt to Bangkok.
We had a a 2 hour break in Frankfurt so it was really cool that Alba and Jasmina came to the airport so we could
have dinner together ... it was great to see you - we miss you!!! The flight was cool, plane was half empty so we
had plenty of space. In Bangkok we stayed at the same place Jack and Jasmina stayed when they were there - in the Millenium Hilton - highly recommended, seldom seen a better and more friendly place. Highlights of the short 1 day stay we had were definitely
- the amazingly friendly people (and some amazingly friendly tuc tuc drivers ... haha ... see next point)
- riding the Tuc Tuc 2 times with both drivers trying to cheat us with their standard scams ... instead of bringing us to the destinations we wanted to go to, they brought us to some shops where they get commission ... good thing was we had our own private tuc tuc driver bringing us from one sight to the next, always waiting for us, but being dissappointed that we didnt buy anything in the shops they took us too
- the 1 hour oil massage we treated ourselves with in the spa in the Hilton
Bangkok is very interesting, although we only had a little more than 1 day - not even close to get a flavour of the city..so I guess we will have to definitely get back there one day. Yesterday we then flew to Hanoi in Vietnam - this place is magnificient. More scooters in 1 city than in the whole of Italy together. We are staying in a very nice little
hotel in the old quarter which we found on tripadvisor.com - it's called Hotel Elegance (http://www.hanoielegancehotel.com/). They even have a PC with DSL in the room, which makes it easier to book some more hotels we will need on the rest of the trip (and to write some stuff on the blog, given that Gabor and Alba seem to read it ... haha). We were also lucky today, as we managed to book this really nice boat tour to Halong bay tomorrow - with a nightover on the boat. Just hope the better will be better, because today it was quite rainy.
Ciao ciao
Peter
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