We did it.
Our trip to Viet Nam and Singapore was an astounding success, and now I've got the jetlag and photos to edit to prove it. I'm going to put up selected photos here with an impression of what we did and learned, and what we enjoyed.
As with most things the planning is key. Our travel agent Asia View Travel had been chosen by our friends in Singapore, and the itinerary they put together to meet our requests (family friendly, some history, some culture, some cooking, some lifestyle) was tip-top if more than a little frenetic. Less of the holiday and more of an adventure. I put my personal travel reluctance aside (see previous blog 'Baggage'), and dived straight in.
We flew out of London Heathrow on Friday 3rd April a little later than scheduled at 20:50hrs. Our Singapore friends, R&J had recommended Singapore Airlines as they fly to Singapore the most and offer more flexibility of choice of flights. This night flight was ideal as the opportunity to sleep made sense, although it was never going to be a great experience in economy. Our daughter, Phoebe told me she watched 4 films on the 12hr 50min flight... I didn't.
We arrived in Singapore and transferred from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 to meet R&J and their twins S&E, and then to connect to another Singapore Airlines flight to Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh. By 4.30pm local time we'd arrived, and had our first real blast of heat... more of that later.
Our guide for the next 3 days, Hoi, met us at the airport (Tan_Son_Nhat_International_Airport) and we were taken to our hotel to freshen up. Although we'd eaten on the plane, we went to the trendy open-air roof-top bar (OMGSAIGON), and after some remonstration with the staff (by R, who's 20yrs ex-pat and knows how the system in Asia operates) the children were allowed to join the adults for something to eat.
Here's what we saw:
Not having any expectations, I was quite surprised by the skyline, which was relatively modern to my country eyes. A quick supper on the deck, and we were all in bed by 10pm local time as we'd an early start (8am) next day to go to the Cu Chi tunnels (Cu Chi tunnels), a 2 hour drive away....
K.
Our trip to Viet Nam and Singapore was an astounding success, and now I've got the jetlag and photos to edit to prove it. I'm going to put up selected photos here with an impression of what we did and learned, and what we enjoyed.
As with most things the planning is key. Our travel agent Asia View Travel had been chosen by our friends in Singapore, and the itinerary they put together to meet our requests (family friendly, some history, some culture, some cooking, some lifestyle) was tip-top if more than a little frenetic. Less of the holiday and more of an adventure. I put my personal travel reluctance aside (see previous blog 'Baggage'), and dived straight in.
We flew out of London Heathrow on Friday 3rd April a little later than scheduled at 20:50hrs. Our Singapore friends, R&J had recommended Singapore Airlines as they fly to Singapore the most and offer more flexibility of choice of flights. This night flight was ideal as the opportunity to sleep made sense, although it was never going to be a great experience in economy. Our daughter, Phoebe told me she watched 4 films on the 12hr 50min flight... I didn't.
We arrived in Singapore and transferred from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 to meet R&J and their twins S&E, and then to connect to another Singapore Airlines flight to Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh. By 4.30pm local time we'd arrived, and had our first real blast of heat... more of that later.
Our guide for the next 3 days, Hoi, met us at the airport (Tan_Son_Nhat_International_Airport) and we were taken to our hotel to freshen up. Although we'd eaten on the plane, we went to the trendy open-air roof-top bar (OMGSAIGON), and after some remonstration with the staff (by R, who's 20yrs ex-pat and knows how the system in Asia operates) the children were allowed to join the adults for something to eat.
Here's what we saw:
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| R, illuminating the menu for Tom with his iPhone (torch) - modern life in Tropical Asia at night. |
Not having any expectations, I was quite surprised by the skyline, which was relatively modern to my country eyes. A quick supper on the deck, and we were all in bed by 10pm local time as we'd an early start (8am) next day to go to the Cu Chi tunnels (Cu Chi tunnels), a 2 hour drive away....
K.
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