Hanoi - 15th Aprill 2006 Vietnam

We are now back in Vietnam, after catching a flight from Bangkok.We had a little delay whilst catching the Thai Air bus into Hanoi, as it doesn’t go until its full!! We waited for half an hour and no one else showed up, so we jumped on a local bus heading for Hanoi. At the time this seemed like a good idea, but after only a few minutes of near misses we were soon regretting the choice.

We were a little apprehensive of going to Hanoi, because most travelers that we had spoken to didn’t think much of it.We must be a little different to most, as we thought that it was quite good fun.It offered the usual harassment from motorcycle taxis and women trying to sell you fruit, but there was also plenty to see around the local streets.

We tried out the local Cyclos and did the old town city tour.
We haggled 2 driver down until we were sure that we had a good deal.
For a moment, I felt a little sorry for the drivers, who kept having to get off and push as the weight was probabley more than they were used to !!

He looked 15 years old when he started !!


A few photos of life in Hanoi














The photo doesn't show the roundabout, which someone decided should go right over to the left.
This means that everyone can continue driving in any direction just as they always have done, without having to slowdown for some new western road gadget.