Our Brisbane stopover was about family time and relaxation, however with two young grandsons we only got family time. Hehehe

Dinner out with the Vasar Whanau

We were privileged to be invited out to dinner by Preuin and Katie Vasar. These are Mrs Vasar's family and both work for Fontera N.Z in Singapore. The environment we arrived in was very impressive, as was Bridget. Our evening was a real delight, especially when you are having dinner with two young NZ achievers who are working overseas for our NZ company. Cheers for the night or fun and good food Preuin

Singapore Flyer

This was our last attraction before our homeward journey. Bridget's fear of heights is slowly disappearing but that might be due to our exhaustion level which is obvious in our eyes. However we hung in there and enjoyed every moment. Great sights of a very clean and viberant city.

Singapore: A clean and very interesting city

Impression gain from only an afternoon in Singapore was of wide and litter free pavements, buildings that showed a blending of the old and new eras of Singapore's development, and a skyline which was made interesting due to some creative architecture . e.g Boat.

Farewell Hanoi. It has been wonderful. We will be back!!!

Risking our life to get to dinner!!!

Once our guide Han had arranged rides for us we took another tour of Old Hanoi and the markets before dinner. The decision to undertake this adventure on the day of celebration was rather fool hardy but what the hell!!! We will never forget this experience and all without any 'road rage'. All NZ drivers should experience Hanoi traffic before getting annoyed and aggressive with conditions back home.
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Our last lunch in Hanoi

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This lunch place was very busy and had a waiting list. One guy had been waiting outside for fifty years to get in. Bridget had a local help her with our selecction and she enjoyed the food. I wasn't too sure whether to eat mine or drink it!!! We love the challenges of Vietnam