Daewoo Hanoi

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... Vietnamese politics so think some of it was lost on me!!<br><br>Had our last group meal as only 5 of us are continuing onto Laos and went to a really inspiring restaurant which trains kids from the streets up with a profession. Had really gorgeous food and good Mojitos to wash it down with!!

... white people there.....<br><br>After that, we had noodle soup at a local's restaurant.... (noodle soup is the only thing we know how to order with confidence and not risk eating dog etc!!) saw a big pagoda from a distance (we didn't need to go and see it - temple'd out!!).... then headed to 'chicken village'.... a floating village about 20km out of town...<br><br>So off we headed, with the name of the village and a very bad map! We got lost pretty much ...

<br><br>Day 1: Arrival Hanoi On arrival you are picked up by tour guide and transfer to hotel. If time permits, we embark on a cyclo for a short excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. Overnight in Hanoi.<br ...

... which give backpackers a bad name. I've spent a fair chunk of it on my own, mostly by design and I felt like the last few days were a good opportunity for a bit of navel gazing before I get back to the real world. Oh and to do some serious shopping! <br><br>So I've mainly been walking around the Old Town, I am familiar withh every souvenir shop, gallery and handicraft outlet within a 5km ...

... beer stalls watching the chaotic traffic somehow manage to work. Who needs a tv when you can relax with a 25 cent beer and observe a guy decide in the middle of a 4-way intersection that he is going the wrong way and lazily perform a 3-point turn in the middle of the junction - all without a single horn being tooted or a temper flared! There is also something to be said for taking out $1 for the evening and still being able to have 4 beers.

... war right through the American Vietnam war. (It is interesting to note that most Vietnamese call it the "American War") After a description of the tunnels by the guide, you will be invited to crawl into the maze yourself. The tunnels are located in Tay Ninth, about 24 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Another place that illustrates some frightening realities ...

... breakfast as a good excuse for having a bigger lunch ;) <br><br>I'm not really sure what we did today to be honest, we had a bit of a wander, did some internet stuff, then sat in the guest house garden reading books, which was lovely. <br><br>It was absolutely 'scorchioooo' today, with cloudless blue skies, and Luang Prabang was saying goodbye to us in all her glory. <br><br><br><br>I remember waking up really excited because I ...