Vietnam Day 4: Tick tock tick Tock

After having dinner at 8pm, we got word that we were to rise and shine
for hair and makeup at 3.30am! YoUZaH!!!
We needed to get as much sunlight as possible for the whole day filming
as we were to fly of the next day early in the morning!
As sun rose at 5.30am, we had to be ready so we could film till 5.30pm!
It was a long, hot day, but we made it through, thought at times it actually felt
like 5 pm when it was only 9am because we had been up all morning!!!

Breakfast we sat by the beach and sun-rise was absolutely mesmerising,
while munching down on our prepacked hotel breakfast!

On set 5.30am!



Private unused beach belonging to unopened resort!!!


Feet friends!



Jumps for Joy!





Pierre!

With Casey our makeup artist!

sundown at 5pm!!!!


The long day finally drew to a close for filming and i was feeling pretty lazy to head out for dinner but i managed to drag my ass out to the Lantern Festival in Hoi An Town and it was
bustling with life! We were so hungry we let the crew go ahead to walk around and we ate for about an hour and a half, at some road side stall, lit by a handful of lamps, making the surroundings and our dinner all the more sumptuous( as did it smell and taste heavenly)
by darkness and all the better we couldn't see what we were eating
and even more so what we were eating in..Yikes...
By almost 10pm we were totally floored by tiredness and took a quick squinty at the festival and made our way back to the hotel to pack our luggage...
i can't wait to makeit back to Vietnam in the near future hopefully!

Busy streets!

Prayers!



Full Moon!

Hansen choosing our dinner!

Tasty Beer!

Our chefs of the night!

Boat People

ErialC
aka
Claire-Louise Jedrek
xxx

LAck of Updates!

Sorry for the lack of updates- had a busy last 2 weeks, my Grandma unfortunately took a turn for the worse and passed away on the 14th this month.

It was my first proper funeral including all the rites and cremation etc. It's a terrible way for a family get together but hopefully this is something that unites all. I recorded and photographed her entirely funeral for memories sake and to pass on to my children.

My grandfather on my mum's side left in 1981 before I was born, but I sure wish I could have met him after all the stories my mum told me.

This is in dedication to her:
A celebration of her Life!





goodbye from her Great-Grand Children


Yes we skyped with family overseas who watched the ceremony the laptop!








ErialC
aka
Claire-Louise Jedrek

Vietnam Town

DAY 1

So last Wednesday Choy and myself flew off midday to Vietnam. It was a 2 hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City and then 1-Hour to Danang and a half hour ride to Hoi An's Victoria Beach resort and Spa!

Of course, things never go totally according to plan and in between our transits we had an hour to spare. But by the time we handled our Visa and got out of the HCM airport it was 2.30pm, we ran with our luggage in hand across to the Domestic Airport. We were the last to check in and the guy at the counter was pacing up and down slowly taking his time to wayang around and he finally said," No need to check in-no time, no time!"

Me and Choy insisted but he said no need. So we get through, where people in Vietnam have no idea what a queue means, pushing and shoving is quite common! We then get onto bus to take us to the plane and of course we are stopped saying my luggage is to big, and having to explain what the man said.

I ended up leaving my luggage by the stair case into the plane and praying that it makes it to Hoi An, whilst standing in the pouring rain!!!
NIGHTMARE!!!I swear it was the amazing Race....

Anyway,we made it in one piece and got to the resort which was beautiful but cosy.Not too huge that you have to drag yourself to breakfast, the gym, to the pool, everything was within comfortable reach. I spent the rest of the evening
in my room chilling and on the internet with a nice long hot bath for 15 minutes!

Day 2:TO be Continued....

ErialC
aka
CLaire-Louise Jedrek
xxx




Leaving Sunny singapore!




The Old Pushy man and Swine FLu?!?!!?






Smallest most simple airport I've ever been!

On the way to Hoi An Beach and Spa Resort!


War bunkers?

The usual family Outing!

Old School Citreon Cars for Rental!

Hotel Room, to myself!!!!!




Late Lunch/Early Dinner by the hotel pool-YUM!



The random outing to a function hosted by Vietnamese Ministers and Ms.Vietnam

The Deja Vu cast!!!

With Leslit the main actress and Choy

With Ms.Vietnam & her sister, not sure what year?!?

Dinner V-style








ErialC
aka
Claire-Louise Jedrek