11 December 2013 – Yangon, Myanmar
Taking the night train from Yangon to Mandalay.
Taking the night train from Yangon to Mandalay.
Two certified open water divers right here! We are done — only took Jenia about a week. But the important thing is that we did it 🙂
Founded: 1723 Pop: 1.4 million Other names: Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Train Station We had just 6 hours in Yekaterinburg, which wasn’t a great deal — but enough to see memorials to the town’s somber history. Russia’s last tsar and his family were shot and then bayoneted to death in Yekaterinburg in July of 1918. The building…
On our last day in Hanoi we check off one last cafe off our list — a hidden rooftop gem: Caphe Pho Co, overlooking the Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of Old Quarter. I had a delicious yogurt coffee with cocoa. Egg coffee is also on offer, both iced and hot! Don’t miss Caphe…
On the bus back from our hike up to Mt Emei. Back to Chengdu for the third time.
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!
We visit the War Remnants museum in Ho Chi Minh City (better known as Saigon). Here’s a tip for you – go in the morning, as early as you can — the museum hours are 7:30 am – noon and 1:30 – 5 pm. The War Remnants museum is probably one of the most popular…