Some photos from the 17 Jan cruise

[uktog]

Just a quick sort out hope you enjoy them

To view, you will need to have or create a snapfish account so hope this is not too tricky as I would like any cruisers wondering about Cambodia and Vietnam in particular to have a look

 

A

 

http://www2.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=278151410/a=129143042_129143042/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink

[Liz 130]

Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful photos.

[world~citizen]

Just a quick sort out hope you enjoy them

To view, you will need to have or create a snapfish account so hope this is not too tricky as I would like any cruisers wondering about Cambodia and Vietnam in particular to have a look

 

A

 

http://www2.snapfish.co.uk/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=278151410/a=129143042_129143042/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink

 

I saw your photos and thank-you for sharing. I like the silk worm photo particularly:eek:

 

Great job.

 

Smooth sailing

[Julie Jean]

Hi

Great pictures! It was really strange seeing the cruise (in reverse) through a different lens! Must try and sort ours out.

 

You definitely had much better weather than us in Halong Bay - it was very overcast on the day we were there.

 

Julie Jean

[Skeezics]

UKtog: did you do a day on Halong Bay and then the bus into Hanoi for the day? Ship tours on both? Thanks, Barb (scheduled for Feb. 20, 2010 on this cruise)

[uktog]

Barb

We did both as ships tours; the Halong Bay was an afternoon excursion and the Hanoi was "Hanoi Past and Present". We originally we booked for Hanoi in a day but talking to shore excursions switched to Past and Present as it was for us a better itinerary - cyclo ride and visit to Hanoi Hilton were included in it.

Shore Excursions were always really helpful at working out with us what would work best and even though we had booked before we left UK were very happy to switch things around as long as we were within the published deadlines for changes.

The only thing to be aware of on the Hanoi trip, there is very little option for shopping. Your shopping time is at a "service station" - very very clean toilets but over priced items to buy. Just be aware of this and schedule your shopping elsewhere ie Saigon was good

 

A

[Scotswoman]

Thanks for sharing your great photos, Uktog. Did you have any luck with purchasing the netbook as you intended during your trip? We are about to buy one here unless you report "great things".

Greetings to wonderful Edinburgh ... !

Morven

[uktog]

No notebook purchased. The prices were not much less than here - there are good clearance bargains around at home and the exchange rate was not as favourable as it used to be - so we decided to go for the safety of a purchase at home

[Scotswoman]

Thanks for the feedback, Uktog. We´ll get one here at the weekend.

[shoshona2]

To uktog,

 

Really loved your photos -- brought back wonderful memories. I actually climbed up the top of Marble mountain. Thought I would have a heart attack, but I was 20 years younger than I am today. The Hanoi Hilton was certainly sobering -- wasn't it????

 

Happy traveling -- isn't it the greatest!!!!

 

Sheila

[MVPinBoynton]

uktog,

Thanks so much for giving us a preview of our next year's cruise on the Quest. I have researched this cruise so much already that I knew where most of the photos were taken. It looks like you had a wonderful time.