We landed in Hanoi and reached our hotel around six in the morning (stupid overnight train) and set about exploring this beautiful city.
There is a lake there, near our hotel and there are giant tortoises in it, they have the body of one of these preserved, its over two meters in length. We went over the bridge and wandered about the wonderful pagoda on the Island. There were statues of Warriors in colourful dress, it was interesting because it seemed so different, so foreign to us.
We went on our history tour (when you are traveling with a historian you do that a lot) to see the Ho Chi Mi Mausaleem and the one leg pagoda. We wandered around the beautiful gardens and made our way to the gigantic Lenin(that's not John Lenin, BTW, but the political leader Lenin) memorial. Next, we went to the War Reminents Museum. Its very emotive, we both felt overwhelmed by the poignant stories of reporters who were killed, of husbands who never returned and disgusted by the brutal effects of chemical warfare and brutal American troops.
St. Kilda, our new home
We actually live in Elwood which is about five minutes from St. Kilda, still, close enough
More Temples
Yes, you've guessed it, temples
Even more temples...
Ankor
The ancient Cambodian city
Cambodia - on the road
This is us after a 16 hour bus journey across cambodia.
frog, Thailand
Ko Chang, Thailand
A Room with a View
This was the view from our Hotel in Bangkok
Bangkok from the Airport
This picture is from our first glympse of Bangkok
London
Harboured resentment over possibly the worst picture of the Sydney Harbour bridge
I only had one shot, I was on a boat, I was far away... all just excuses
London again
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