Vietnam (Post Covid-19 Overseas Visit No 3 - My 20 days in Hanoi, Sapa, Lao Cai, Haiphong, Tam Coc, Hue, Danang & Hoi An, Vietnam) Day 7 Saturday Feb 11 2023 - Lao Cai Day 2

Walking Street, Lao Cai 

Den Cam Temple, Lao Cai

Coc Leu Market, Lao Cai

Day 7 Saturday Feb 11 2023 - my 2nd day in Lao Cai before departure by a sleeper train from Lao Cai train station > Hanoi (21.30 > 05.25); making use of our available time to visit local temples near the Lao Cai train station & other touristy places (by Grab car) in International Gate (Vietnam & China border post) & nearby area. 

1) Breakfast with my wife in a western cafe in Lao Cai, opposite the train station; savouring a bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup with chicken 59,000 dong (Rm11.50) & a plate of fried noodle with pork 60,000 dong (Rm11.70).  

2) Walking Street, Lao Cai, Vietnam - opposite Lao Cai Diamond Hotel, Nguyen Hue, Lao Cai City & near an open air morning market.  

3) Little eat in a food stall at a corner of the Walking Street, Lao Cai City together with my travel buddies, KF Wong & Thompson & wife; orderd a plate of Vietnamese rice rolls 45,000 dong (Rm8.80). 

4) Dem Cam Temple, Lao Cai, Vietnam - exploring touristy places near Lao Cai train station & our hotel with my travel buddy, Thompson. 

5) Den Quan Temple, Lao Cao, Vietnam - this temple has a heritage tree !  

6) Takeaway Vietnamese Banh My (sandwich, 30,000 dong = Rm5.85) from a road side stall near the Lao Cai Train Station

7) Den Mau Temple, Lao Cai, Vietnam - afternoon visit by Grab with my wife & K F Wong to International Gate Border area. 

8) Lao Cai International Gate, Vietnam & China border post! Can't wait for China to open her air & land border so that I could make another trip to China to fulfil my wish of seeing China in greater depth ! 

9) Railway Crossing, Lao Cai - near Vietnam & China border

10) Den Thuong Temple, Lao Cai, Vietnam - run short of time so just a quick visit ! 

11) Nha Tho Coc Leu (Giao Xu) Lao Cai, Vietnam

12) Pho Son Tung Street near Coc Leu Market, Lao Cai, Vietnam 

13) Coc Leu Market, Lao Cai, Vietnam 

14) Cong Vien Nhac Son Garden, Lao Cai, Vietnam 

15) Ga Lao Cai (Train Station), Vietnam - my group's overnight train ride by Violette Express departing 21.30 arriving Hanoi 05.30, train ticket price online booking Rm153 (US$35).