Vietnam - Nha Trang / Mũi Né (26.11.2013)

I arrived in Nha Trang from Hội An after 12 hours by bus.
I was sitting next to the toilet and I didn't have enough space to lie me down.

It was still raining a lot in Nha Trang, so I decided to stay only one night.
The next day, I took the bus to go to Mũi Né.

Anyway, there was nothing to do in Nha Trang.
It's just a seaside resort for the wealthy Russians.

I finally found the sun in Mũi Né after 6 hours by bus.

I booked a dorm bed for two night one day before.
The first night was great because I had a single room for the same price.
They made ​​a mistake while booking.

During these three days, I rested.
I enjoyed beach, food, pool, sea and sun (sunset and sunrise).
I also booked a half day tour to go to the white and orange sand dunes and to one of the fishing village.

During this tour, I met a guy from Quebec in Canada (Antoine).
The next day, we took the same bus to go to Hồ Chí Minh.

Vietnam - Hội An (21.11.2013)

Hội An (which means "peaceful meeting place") was one of the most important international harbour in Vietnam until the early twentieth century.
Once, it was an important trading place. 
The boats stopped there to exchange silk, cinnamon, swallows' nests, tea, pepper, ...
Also, it was a stage city for water supply and to wait for the good weather before to continue on the road of China.

The Hội An Ancient Town is part of Unesco World Heritage.

It's a famous tourist spot. There are a lot of restaurant and shop.
When you walk in the street you often hear: "please please buy something!"

The weather was not really good during these three days.
4 days before, the streets were completely flooded.
So, I just walked in the streets and ate a lot too.

Every morning, I used to take my "croissant", my "pain au chocolat" and my latte coffee in a good bakery ("Cargo Club"). I went to all cheap restaurants that I found in my book ("Le Café des Amis", "Mermaid", ...).
I ate traditional Vietnamese dishes like Cao lầu (noodles, pork, and greens) and different Phở (soup).

Vietnam - Huế (20.11.2013)

I arrived in Huế at 9am after 12 hours in the night bus from Hanoï.
I found easily my hostel and I took a quick shower.

I went into the street to find a tour guide in order to visit the main sights by motorbike.

He took me to the restaurant to eat a cheap "Bun Bo".

After that we went to the following places:
- The Pagoda / Buddhist Temple of Bao Quoc
- The Esplanade of Nam Giao (place for ceremonies and sacrifices in honor of Heaven and Earth)
- The Buddhist Pagoda of Tu Hieu
- The Buddhist Temple of Tu Dam
- The Imperial City inside the Citadel which is part of Unesco World Heritage. In fact, Huế was the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).

Vietnam - Hanoï / Ha Long Bay (18.11.2013)

I arrived in Hanoï on tuesday 12th of november.
I've not a lot of thing to tell about Hanoï.
I stayed 2 days in my bed due to a food poisonning in the airplane I suppose.

I've met 3 australian to my youth hostel (Matt, Gab & Lillian).
We booked the 3 days / 2 nights tour in the Ha Long Bay for 70$ (about 52€).

After 4 hours bus, we took the boat to sail in the Ha Long Bay.
We visited a cave and we kayaked around a fishing village.
We watched the sunset and we stayed on the boat for the night.
The next day I woke up at 5:30am to see the sunrise and we landed on Cát Ba island.
We took the bus to go to the Cát Ba National Park and we climbed on the top of one of the mountain.
After that we went to our hotel and the afternoon was free.
We went to the beach, we took a swim and we strolled.

We spent one night on Cát Ba island.
Then we took the boat to go back to Ha Long and to Hanoï by bus.

We took a last drink in Hanoï and I took the sleeping bus to go to Huế during the night.

NB: I will put later the pictures of the trek around Manaslu.
I didn't finish to select the best ones and there are more than 700.