Saturday, November 30, 2019

Video: South Korea, DMZ, Vietnam, Cambodia

Analiza's Antartica trip got cancelled yet again (3rd time is the charm?!), so we booked a trip to Asia instead. I pulled Bryson out of school for a couple weeks so we could learn up close and personal about the culture including the wars (Vietnam, Korea, Khmer Rouge), animals (Bryson got to feed a crocodile, hold a bee comb, and carry a python), wonders of the world (including Angkor Wat), delicious food (like amok in Cambodia and fruit like jackfruit, lychee, and dragonfruit), amazing technology (like the virtual reality cafes), and nature (like visiting Mekong Delta and the rice terraces in Vietnam). Bryson even got to drive a boat through the Floating Village in Siem Riep!

Video to the tune of Bryson's favorite song: Old Town Road
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E9CoxXOlkp0YUSr2VgQwtaLKBFv6xiAf

Day 1: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong, Poo Cafe, Jogyesa Temple, Alive Museum and Dynamic Maze
















































Day 2: DMZ Visit, Myeongdong, Nanta Theater Cooking Show









Day 3: Coex Aquarium, Samsung D'Lite Virtual Reality Cafe, More Virtual Reality
























Days 4 and 5: Fly to Hanoi and meet Holly and Rob to explore the markets. Stay at Splendid Hotel.











Days 6 and 7: Private car to Sapa, land of the rice terraces












Day 8: Cable car for foggy view, drive to Hanoi, flight to Ho Chi Minh





Day 9: Hotel Alegon Spa (recommended!), Mekong Delta tour, up close with bees, crocodiles, and pythons






























Day 10: Cu Cuy Tunnels







Bryson loses a tooth and writes a letter to the Tooth Fairy giving her deadlines of when the goods need to be received.



Day 11: Flight to Cambodia, Goldsmith Hotel (recommended!)



Day 12: Angkor Wat

























Day 13: Floating Village where we visit a Buddhist temple, get a paddle around the mangrove trees, see crocodiles and pythons, and Bryson drives a boat!














Day 14: Flight back to NYC - and whew, no drama!