On May 27th we have a lot of popular sites to visit, such as going to the Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake, Ethnology Museum, Literature Temple, Quoc Tu Giam Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Pagoda Cyclo tour through Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Tran Quoc Pagoda is the most ancient Pagoda in Hanoi with history going back to 1500 years ago. I wasn't sure what a Pagoda was until I read Troy's post, … [Read more...] about May 27th
Its so crazy to me that they are only 16 more days until we leave for Vietnam, and I am so excited. On Wednesday we had our second to last pre-departure meeting, at this meeting Professor Pham invited Dalton I past study away student who also went to Vietnam. Talking to someone who has already been through this process was really reassuring, he only had great things to say … [Read more...] about Second to last meeting
The morning of May 24th we have a free morning to do what we want. There are two suggestions listed on the itinerary of places we can visit during the free time, so I decided to research them to see if its something I may be interested in doing. The Reunification Wall looks like its a hangout spot, they serve food and beer. The Reunification Hall is a famous land mark that used … [Read more...] about TheReunification Wall / War Remnats Museum
When I was younger it was always a dream of mine to visit Paris and visit the Eiffel Tower, well fortunately for me I will finally get to visit this beautiful city. The first night we are in Paris we will be seeing the Eiffel tower all lit up, I have seen videos of the tower lit up and it looks so pretty but I know that wont compare to seeing it in person. For other tourist … [Read more...] about Paris
Cu Chi Tunnels have just been recently added to the itinerary so I thought I should educate myself on these interesting tunnels. In the district of Cu Chi, 1000 miles of tunnels were dug by the Viet Cong in 1940, but the tunnels were primarily used during the Vietnam War. The tunnels were a safe place for soldiers and used to house troops, transport communications and supplies, … [Read more...] about Cu Chi Tunnels