Toshi and I rented a motorbike (well, more of a scooter) for the not so hefty sum of $7 a day and made our way North-West to the Tam Dao National Park for a Music Festival.
ハノイでバイクを安く借りてタム・ダオ山まで乗りました。
The Tam Dao Mountain range is approximately 70-80km (~50 miles) North-East of Hanoi, but no thanks to Google Maps' strange route, it took us about 4 hours to get to there!!! We ended up going down some dodgy narrow farm paths and Toshi was attacked by several butterflies!
グーグルマップがあんまりよくなくてハノイから８０キロぐらいが４時間かかってしまいました！
We stopped on the way for a spot of fishing. もちろんトシ君が釣り品持ってきました！
The weather was SO hot, though once we reached the peak of Mt. Tam Dao ~1400m high the temperature dropped. We stayed in a pretty decent hotel (a VERY reasonable $20 for the room) overlooking the valley and enjoyed a crystal clear night sky.
天気はすごく暑かったけど山登ったら気温は急に落ちた！やすいホテルで泊まったことにしてはよかったです（２０００円ぐらい）。
We enjoyed yummy grilled chicken, corncobs and sugar cane, as well as the crystal clear night sky, a bonfire and live music.
うまい焼き鳥を食べたり、きれいな星空を見たり、ライブな音楽も楽しみました。
The next day was also a beautiful day! Here are some pictures:
A video of us biking back down the mountain:
*By the way, in case you're wondering, we're wearing masks as not to breathe pollution, dust, dry air and least of all bugs!
ハノイでバイクを安く借りてタム・ダオ山まで乗りました。
The Tam Dao Mountain range is approximately 70-80km (~50 miles) North-East of Hanoi, but no thanks to Google Maps' strange route, it took us about 4 hours to get to there!!! We ended up going down some dodgy narrow farm paths and Toshi was attacked by several butterflies!
グーグルマップがあんまりよくなくてハノイから８０キロぐらいが４時間かかってしまいました！
We stopped on the way for a spot of fishing. もちろんトシ君が釣り品持ってきました！
New aviators for Toshi ̣(left) and definitely lost thanks to Google Maps (right)
Toshi's first fish in Vietnam at Lake Dai Lai!
The beautiful landscapes of Northern Vietnam!
The weather was SO hot, though once we reached the peak of Mt. Tam Dao ~1400m high the temperature dropped. We stayed in a pretty decent hotel (a VERY reasonable $20 for the room) overlooking the valley and enjoyed a crystal clear night sky.
天気はすごく暑かったけど山登ったら気温は急に落ちた！やすいホテルで泊まったことにしてはよかったです（２０００円ぐらい）。
We enjoyed yummy grilled chicken, corncobs and sugar cane, as well as the crystal clear night sky, a bonfire and live music.
うまい焼き鳥を食べたり、きれいな星空を見たり、ライブな音楽も楽しみました。
The next day was also a beautiful day! Here are some pictures:
Posing with our bike!
A video of us biking back down the mountain:
Lake Lang Ha at the foot of Mt. Tam Dao
Misguided by Google Maps yet again!! This time an unfinished highway!!
*By the way, in case you're wondering, we're wearing masks as not to breathe pollution, dust, dry air and least of all bugs!
