Museum of Ethnography Hanoi

Well more like good evening Vietnam!!.....loads of hanging about in Vientiane airport, first they pushed the flight back, then they brought it forward!! Apparently Lao Airlines are notorious for this!!
2 hours later then normal, I arrived in Hanoi, but then had to wait in different queues to get my visa, then had to go through immigration, then …

We left our hostel a bit late today after we realised that the marker for swallow noodles was misplaced, so it was actually halfway across Hanoi from where we thought it was. We went to find Banh Troi for an early lunch, but it was closed. Pho Vui, across the street, was alsoclosed. There were no places nearby, so we went to Pho Thin Bo Ho again. …

We arrived on the sleeper train at around 10am, had a bit of a rest and got settled in and then went for a walk around the city. On the way put of the hostel, a passing motorbike tried to take my bag and I ended up in a crumpled heap on the floor, much to Paul's amusement, but I managed to keep hold of it, in fact I didn't really realise what …

Gosh, It certainly has been a while since the last entry. All of the distractions aside, I thought that it was time to continue on with my blog...

I am very sorry for the lateness of this blog! I went to Vietnam on the 1st of October until the 8th of October. To help speed up the process of this entry, I will do what I do best... speak …

left later this morning as we found out that out first choice of food, for lunch next to the museum was misplaced.
Also went to the vietnam airways office to see the times for airport transfer, it turns out the earliest is at 6AM, so we should not have a problem unless we get up late.

Walked over to the first choice for floating rice …

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So we got our bus to Hanoi...LONG LONG LONG! Not so much 22 hours as it was 26! So we got onto this sleeper bus and of course it is made for Asian people...being taller than the average Asian person meant that I was not overly comfortable for the whole 26 hour journey...and my bed didnt have an arm rest so each time we went …

Woke up to the lovely sound of bike horns and a hive of activity. We took off early to go and see the people doing Tai Chi around the lake. It was an amazing sight to see. People where everywhere. They were in groups doing their daily routine or by themselves. Some had props like fans and others were in a line patting each other on the back. Then …

After 19 hours in flight, we arrived at our Hanoi home, the Movenpick, at 1 a.m. Despite a short night, we have had a fantastic first day. The photos tell the story best! Tomorrow we tour a small village called Cuu, about an hour outside of Hanoi. During the French colonial period it was known as the premier tailoring village. We'll tour the …

So we flew to Hanoi, Vietnam. From the moment we got off the plane, we realized why the Lonely Planet guidebook dedicated so many blurbs and textboxes to info about scams and the myriad of hassles and madness in Hanoi. For example:

We get off the plane. We are prepared for the aggressive taxi drivers. We are prepared for the hotel scams. …

... ! Not traditional vietnamese food I know but it was there, cheap and surprisingly tasty! We than took a taxi to the Museum of ethnography, designed in cooperation with the 'Musee de L'homme' in paris it was a wonderful experience. The museum showed the ...

... weaving in and out of the other motorbikes, pedestrians, bicycles, buses, taxis, and cars is an art form.) The Museum of Ethnography was excellent with photos, explanations, videos, costumes and a yard full of houses built by different hill tribes. ...

... a lil on the spicy side! After the walking tour Becca, Mica, Louise (who we met on the tour) and I went to the Museum of Ethnography...really interesting. I for one did not know that there were so may tribes in S.E Asia. We saw some huts that the tribes ...

... the invading Chinese. After an excellent Vietnamese lunch (think Thai/Chinese with extra seafood) we stopped at the Museum of Ethnography. A very, very, very comprehensive record of the 54 ethnic groups which make up Vietnam - their costumes, culture ...

... the same museums as us so we figured we'd all go together and make taxi's cheaper.  We went to the Museum of Ethnography which was interesting, all about the different ethnicities that make up Vietnam and how the different tribe developed and their ...

... first day, we had some free breakfast at the hotel (baguette and jam) and then took a taxi over to the museum of Ethnography. Here we spent several hours getting educated about the language families and tribal groups of Vietnam and their many clothing ...

... years before his death. We also saw the One Pillar Pagoda and Tran Quoc Pagoda.  Next on the agenda was the Museum of Ethnography which depicts the life of the various ethnic groups in Vietnam.   Before lunch in the newer area of Hanoi, ...