Sapa - Halong bay - Hoi An

So, after we returned from Sapa, we travelled on the night train back to Hanoi. Once there, we went to Halong Bay for one night. This is a bay with over 1000 islands and islets, said to have been carved out by a dragon swooping to the earth! Well anyway it was very nice and we swam in the sea for a bit and slept on the boat. We also went to visit a cave called 'Surprise Cave' because it was aparently full of surprises (see photos)!After Halong bay, we got another night train from Hanoi to Denang in Central Vietnam. This train took 16 hours, man!!! When we arrived at Denang we got a 1 hour taxi to Hoi An. This was a lovely ltiile river side town with lots of cafes and bars. Unfortunately it is also full of children trying to sell bracelets and Tiger Balm (we gave in to one and bought 2 bracelets). Hoi An is famous for its Tailors. Every shop is a Tailors and so we had to get measured up for some stuff. I had a casual jacket made (copied from a photo in a fashion mag) and also a Suit made, just plain black, again copied from a photo in a mag. Aimee had a jacket made (a combination of 2 different jackets), and a very 'jazzy' skirt which would not look out of place at the pool bar! On the last day in Hoi An we went to My Son. This is a religious area for Hindu's (bit like Vietnams version of Ankor wat).We left the following day on guess what? Yes, another night train (16 more hours to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)!