Just 3 days away to Southeast Asia!
So I'm finally in my new place (I LOVE my new housemates!). I take the final for my class tomorrow, then I'm off to Louisville and Saturday I leave for L.A. for the BIG flight to Kuala Lumpur. Check out this site for more info about my trip, though I'm going to post my itinerary below:22 JULY 06 SATURDAY
Flight from Louisville to Memphis, then Memphis to L.A. 12:30- 4:25 (don't you just love those time changes!)
23 JUL 06 SUNDAY
1:40 AM Depart L.A. for Kuala Lumpur
12:15PM Arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport- Overnight in Kuala Lumpur
24 JUL 06MONDAY
KUALA LUMPUR-HANOI
10:00AM
Departure for Hanoi on Malaysia Airlines Flight #752
02:25PM
Arrival at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport
Mr. Dinh Quang Thu, Head, Office of International Relations, Hanoi University of Education, will meet the group
04:00PM
Arrival and check-in at Ho Guom Hotel
07:00PM
Dinner at Dinh Lang Restaurant
Overnight Hanoi
25 JUL 06 TUESDAY
HANOI
08:00AM
Breakfast at Ho Guom Hotel Restaurant
09:00AM-12:00PM
Courtesy call and meeting with HUE Rector Dinh Quang Bao and other University officials
12:30PM-02:30PM
Lunch at a Hanoi-area restaurant(details to be announced later)
02:50PM
Return to Ho Guom Hotel
03:00PM-06:00PM
FREE TIME ( NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES )
07:00PM
Dinner at Hanoi-area restaurant(details to be announced later)
08:00PM
Water puppet show
Overnight Hanoi
26 JUL 06 WEDNESDAY
HANOI
07:00AM
Breakfast at Ho Guom Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign Affairs (details to be announced later)
09:00AM
Meeting with Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials (details of meeting and agenda to be announced later)
12:00PM
Lunch at a Daewoo Hotel Restaurant
02:00PM
Return to Ho Guom Hotel
04:30PM
Visit National College for Early Childhood Education and courtesy call on Rector and other College officials
05:00PM
Return to Ho Guom Hotel
07:00PM
Dinner at Indochine Restaurant
Overnight Hanoi
27 JUL 06THURSDAY
HANOI-CUA LO
07:00AM
Breakfast at Ho Guom Hotel Restaurant
09:00AM
Departure for Cua Lo
12:00PM
Lunch en route in Thanh Hoa
04:00PM
Arrival and check-in at Hon Ngu Hotel
06:30PM
FREE TIME (NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES)
07:00PM
Dinner at Hon Ngu Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Cua Lo
28 JUL 06FRIDAY
CUA LO-DONG HA-LAO BAO-DA KRONG
07:00AM
Breakfast at Hon Ngu Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Dong Ha (capital of Quang Tri province)
12:00PM
Lunch en route in Dong Hoi (Quang Binh province)
01:00PM
Resume trip to Hue with stopover at Ben Hai river, Hien Luong Bridge, 17th Parallel and DMZ (North-South temporary demarcation line in accordance with the Geneva Accords of 1954)
04:00PM
Arrival and check-in at Phuong Dat Hotel
04:00PM
Visit Dong Ha town center and public market
07:30PM
Dinner at Phuong Dat Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Dong Ha
29 JUL 06SATURDAY
DONG HA-KHE SANH
07:00AM
Breakfast at Phuong Dat Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM-09:30AM
Visit Madam Nguyen Thi Binh Museum; seat of revolutionary government in South Viet Nam during War of National Liberation
10:00AM
Visit Da Krong bridge, Ta Con museum and Khe Sanh battlefield, all along the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail
12:30PM
Visit Lao Bao Trading Center (near Laos-Viet Nam border)
02:00PM
Lunch en route at a local restaurant (after lunch, take a side-trip to La Vang Holy Land and Quang Tri citadel)
07:00PM
Dinner at Phuong Dat Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Dong Ha
30 JUL 06 SUNDAY
DONG HA-HUE
07:00AM
Breakfast at Phuong Dat Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Hue (imperial capital of Viet Nam)
10:00AM
Arrival and check-in at Century Hotel in Hue
12:00PM
Lunch at Tropical Garden Restaurant
01:30PM
Visit imperial Citadel with and its ten fortified gates
03:30PM
Visit Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang (currently under restoration, through the auspices of UNESCO and a consortium of US philanthropic organizations)
06:00PM
Swimming at Thuan An beach
07:30PM
Dinner at Century Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Hue
31 JUL 06MONDAY
HUE-DANANG
06:00AM
Breakfast at Century Hotel Restaurant
07:00AM
Departure for Quang Ngai province (via Danang)
08:30AM
Stopover and swimming at Lang Co beach
09:30AM
Resume trip to Danang
11:30AM
Lunch at Phi Lu Chinese Restaurant
01:30PM
Resume trip to Quang Ngai
04:30PM
Stopover at My Lai/Song My Village Museum
06:00PM
Arrival and check-in at My Tra Hotel
07:00PM
Dinner at My Tra Hotel Restaurant
Overnight My Tra
01 AUG 06 TUESDAY
DANANG-NHA TRANG
06:30AM
Breakfast at My Tra Hotel Restaurant
07:30AM
Departure for Nha Trang
12:00PM
Lunch at a seafood restaurant en route
04:00PM
Arrival and check-in at Vien Dong Hotel
04:10PM- 7:00PM
FREE TIME (NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES)
07:00PM
Dinner at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Nha Trang
02 AUG 06WEDNESDAY
NHA TRANG- DA LAT
07:00AM
Breakfast at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Da Lat (with brief stopover in Phan Rang)
12:00PM
Arrival and check-in at Golf #1 Hotel
01:00PM
Lunch at Than Thuy Restaurant on the banks of Xuang Huong Lake
02:00PM
Visit Lang Biang Mountain, home of the Lat an ethnic minority group
06:00PM
Dinner at Hong Ngoc Restaurant
Overnight Da Lat
03 AUG 06THURSDAY
DA LAT
07:00AM
Breakfast at Golf #1 Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Visit Da Lat University and courtesy call on Rector Nguyen Huu Duc and other University officials
11:00AM
Stopover at Prenn Waterfall
12:00PM
Lunch at open-air restaurant en route
02:00PM
Visit Emperor's Palace and Love Valley
04:00PM- 06:30PM
FREE TIME (NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES)
07:00PM
Dinner at Golf #1 Hotel Restaurant
Overnight Da Lat
04 AUG 06FRIDAY
DA LAT-HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)
07:00PM
Breakfast at Golf #1 Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Ho Chi Minh City
12:00PM
Lunch at Lien Do Restaurant en route
03:30PM
Arrival and check-in at Vien Dong Hotel
06:00PM
Departure for Binh Quoi Cultural Village
07:00PM
Cultural presentation (Vietnamese traditional wedding ceremony)
08:00PM
Dinner at Binh Quoi Cultural Village Restaurant
09:00PM
Return to Vien Dong Hotel
Overnight Ho Chi Minh City
05 AUG 06SATURDAY
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)
07:00AM
Breakfast at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Departure for Tay Ninh province (near Viet Nam-Cambodia border), home of the Cao Dai, a home-grown and "exotic" Vietnamese religious sect
12:00PM
Lunch at a restaurant in Tay Ninh, en route
02:00PM
Visit Cu-Chi Tunnel complex, home and headquarters of resistance and NLF fighters during the French war of reconquest and the American war
04:00PM
Stopover at Cholon Market in Cholon, HCMC, Viet Nam 's famed Chinatown
07:00PM
Dinner at Van Xuan (Ten Thousand Springs) Restaurant
Overnight HCMC
06 SUN 06SUNDAY
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)
07:00AM
Breakfast at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM-06:00PM
FREE TIME (NO SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES)
Overnight HCMC
07 AUG 06MONDAY
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON)
07:00AM
Breakfast at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
08:00AM
Visit HCMC University of Education and courtesy call on Rector and other University officials
11:30AM
Lunch at storied Continental Hotel Restaurant
02:00PM
Visit Reunification Palace, former American Embassy in the “Republic of South Viet Nam” (a building in the same complex was inaugurated as the new US Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City by then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1998), the War Museum, Fine Arts Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral
07:00PM
Farewell dinner and exchange of gifts at Royal Rex Court Restaurant
Overnight HCMC
08 AUG 06TUESDAY
HO CHI MINH CITY-KUALA LUMPUR
06:30AM
Breakfast at Vien Dong Hotel Restaurant
07:30AM
Assembly at Vien Dong Hotel lobby, payment of “incidentals” and check-out
08:00AM
Departure for Tan Son Nhat International Airport
09:00AM
Check-in, payment of airport departure tax and completion of other pre-departure immigration formalities at Tan Son Nhat International Airport
11:00AM
Then I'm off to visit my old room mate in Bangkok, Thailand!
posted by imagine @ 3:56 PM
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