Especen Hotel Hanoi

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4.00

28 Tho Xuong & 41 Ngo Huyen street, Hoan Kiem district Hanoi, Vietnam, 10000, +84-(4)-38244401

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Arrivee a Hanoi

Allo yout le monde, Je suis finalement arriver a Hanoi. Tout c'est bien passe. J'ai pas dormi depuis samedi matin alors la je suis un peu sur les nerfs! J'ai une chambre d'hotel dans le vieux quartier de hanoi, juste a cote du lac Hoan Kiem. Il fait 20-22 c'est pas mal agreable! Sauf qu'il y a du bruit a n'em plus finir auto , moto, chat, coq etc! Je vais rester ici 3 jours et ensuite je vais partir pour Halong Bay. Demain je vais aller visiter la pagode du parfum a 60 km d'ici. L'ordinateur ...

Hanoi, Vietnam big_hans
Good Morning Vietnam!


Can I just say how much I love Vietnam, they have proper toilets, signs in English, friendly smiles and great food. Nanning by comparison, is one of the most boring places on earth. Now you would think because of it's proximity to Vietnam and the fact that you more or less have to pass through it to go to hanoi that the poeple there would be welcoming you with open arms, offering their wares and enticing you to spend money in general.........ah, no. It was honestly like the poeple there h...

Hanoi, Vietnam eveandollie
Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, and Le Mat- Vietnam

After taking the overnight bus for two legs of the trip, we decided to take the advice of others and book a cheap flight to Hanoi on Air Asia. Upon arriving at the airport in Hanoi, we thought we would avoid the touts and take the shuttle bus into town and walk a few blocks to our hotel. This didn't work out as well as we had hoped as the bus wouldn't leave until it was completely full. We ended up sharing a cab with a brother and sister traveling from London. We arrived in Hanoi the day befo...

Hanoi, Vietnam gringowithdrawl
Motociclette

Finalmente ad Hanoi. Quindici ore dopo essere partito da Viang Xai sono finalmente arrivato ad Hanoi: stanco, sporco, sudato, solo ed affamato, ma sono arrivato. Questo viaggio e' stata la cosa piu' fuori di testa che abbia fatto finora: sono poco piu' di duecento chilometri, ma a me sembra di aver attraversato mezzo mondo. Andiamo con ordine: dopo le due ore che ho gia' raccontato da Viang Xai al confine e dopo aver passato la dogana senza problemi, mi sono ritrovato in Vietnam, nel mezzo de...

Hanoi, Vietnam planetvale
Lost at Sea

Its a cold dark evening in Hue, as we wait patiently on the platform for the overnight sleeper train to Hanoi. We see a big group of Australians at one end of the platform excitedly babbling to each other. It looks like they bought a lot of stuff on their travels as their bags are about twice the size of ours. We see two French girls in the other direction who are sniping at each other, and from the look in their faces, they've had their fill of independent travelling in Vietnam. Behind us is...

Hanoi, Vietnam rachel_john
Hanoi Everyday

Yesterday, we had a great last day in Bangkok. We toured the Grand Palace and some amazing Buddhist temples (Wats) in the city. We have some great photos and we'll upload later. One question that came up: in Wat Pho, which came first, the giant reclining Buddha or the temple? Would love an answer if anyone knows. We still haven't stopped sweating since the first day, but are getting used to it. We grabbed a swim to cool off at our hotel before departing for Hanoi.
We arrived last night in...

Hanoi, Vietnam wjford

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Good morning Vietnam!

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Crossing the road is almost as bad as in India, the trick is that one you
are committed, don't stop! Keep a steady, slow pace and give them time to
judge you and avoid you, it sound nuts, but if you ever want to find out
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Hanoi, Vietnam oldskoolflash
The crazy madness that is Hanoi

... him so that made it even creepier. Next we followed the crowds around the grounds to look at two of the houses he lived in while president and the one pillar pagoda. In the afternoon we went to the shoe market, a street full of shops selling shoes. I found black wedges (synthetic of course) I really liked but even after bargaining they were too expensive, at $21 you can get them in NZ, that's outrageous ...

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Perfume Pagoda: Eau de... perde de temps

... At brief moments of pause, I took the opportunity to glance out the window and take in the view. It was stunning, and the quote "Ha Long Bay but inland" was fully deserved. One strange observation was that the cable car stopped for a brief period half way up in an intermittent terminal. The floor was covered in 500 VND notes, apparently for good luck. Maybe the Vietnamese were thankful they have made it this far. Upon reaching ...

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