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Good Morning Vietnam!

Posted by malmn | 15th November 2009

HANOI

After a whole week in colder weather, we were glad to head to Hanoi for some heat. Our introduction to Hanoi was very friendly; a complimentary pick-up at the airport at 11PM, very friendly staff and a very comfortable room at the Charming boutique hotel. It wasn’t until the next morning that we really got to see Hanoi.

Our first day was spent walking around the Old Quarter which is very touristy and geared to westerners with their expensive silk and art shops, travel agents and boutique hotels as well as western restaurants and, of course, prices. The main attraction in that area was not the beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake with its Ngoc Son Temple sitting in the center of the lake, nor the hundreds upon hundreds of shops of all sort squeezed together, it was watching foreigners attempt to cross the streets! Having been to Ho Chi Minh city on a previous trip, Mark and I had much needed practice so it was quite entertaining to watch the others take a stab at it. It’s quite a scar

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