Vietnam 2013 Day 5 – Outskirts of Ninh Binh

It’s only Day 5 out of 18 and yet I feel like I’ve been on a great adventure already.

Today started out with breakfast at the hotel. Again, another wonderful baguette. With a simple omlette and salt and pepper and butter. I had some Vietnamese green tea with it and I was also given a plate of cut fruit of banana and pineapple.

Breakfast at Ngoc An Hotel, tea and fruit not pictured.
Breakfast at Ngoc An Hotel, tea and fruit not pictured.

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Vietnam 2013 Day 4 – Halong Bay to Ninh Binh

The morning agenda planned by the tour company is 0630 of tai chi with the sunrise. I was out of my room with no intention of tai chi-ing. Instead, I wanted to take photos. There was no sunrise to speak of.

Still, I enjoyed the quietness of the place and heard the birds awaken and start singing, I noticed the tai chi leader nodding off in her chair as she waited for no one to appear.

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