A Trip for Mama
Mama Dulcing was turning 74 this year, so I planned a birthday celebration for her -- a trip to Hanoi, Vietnam with me. Vietnam will be her second country outside Philippines; second to Hongkong, China. June 29 - Old Quarter and Lake Our first day tour was within Hanoi City using the Hop On Hop Off Bus. I showed her first the Hoan Kiem Lake which we passed by from the hotel towards the pickup point. Then we got to the Temple of Literature, followed by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the West Lake, the National Historical Museum, and the Women Museum. At the Temple of Literature Inside the Temple of Literature At Nguyen Art Gallery fronting the Temple of Literature One Pillar Pagoda Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum At the West Lake Tran Quoc Pagoda within the West Lake Inside the Women Museum Along Hoan Kiem Lake June 30 - Halong Bay On our second day in Vietnam, I let Mama D experienced the Halong Bay Cruise ...