Hanoi Weather

... are also really looking forward to being back in Thailand, possibly our favourite destination to date. Partially to plan around the weather and partially because Bangkok is one of the cheapest cities to fly from, stuck right in the middle of all those ...

... patronised by foreign tourists.     Another one we found by accident while wandering the street was the "Matchbox".The cold Hanoi weather had driven us off the street into this one not knowing it's quite a gem.The place was practically empty ...

... a guest appearance by Granddad, greeted me at Arrivals...along with 10 degree weather.   So after 4 months, 5 countries, an undetermined amount of spending money, new ...

... we met would say, "oh Hanoi...not that nice" with a scowl. So I was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually liked Hanoi. We had such terrible weather in Hoi An, and when we awoke on Thursday to our first day in Hanoi, we found the sun shining and ...

... This meant that we were 2 hours late in leaving and our itinerary was completely out.   The weather had been pretty drizzly and miserable in Hanoi and so we knew we wouldn't be getting bright sunshine, but it was a little colder than we ...

... wearing their special conical hats.  You can see Ha Long Bay from quite a distance way but with the unfortunate cooler weather came a haze which reduced visibility quite a bit. Despite the cool weather and the haze we set off aboard the Cristina - ...

I must have tempted fate with my last entry, talking about how nice the weather had been in Hanoi, because later that same afternoon the rain came! It absolutely bucketed down, and I got caught in it... left the umbrella back in the hotel room, lulled ...

... cancelled, due to the typhoon in the Hong Kong area being a category 8.  A category 8 typhoon is quite a serious weather condition, as all buildings are closed and public transport comes to a grinding halt. Needless to say that Hong Kong ...

... concludes, the villagers sing, dance and play music on drums and gongs. These activities are thought to simulate natural weather patterns and the villagers hope that by participating, the spring plantings will result in good fall harvests. The other ...

... nostrils, the endless stream of motorcycles honking nearly deafened me, the intense humidity and heat, such a change from the weather in Hobart had me needing to sit down on numerous occasions. People were constantly coming up and asking me if ...

... their interpreter! So the next hour was spent exchanging information about age, families, husbands etc. At home we small talk about the weather, in Thailand the opening question is "Bai nai?" "Where are you going". Here in Vietnam the starter is "How old ...

... on the boat called John - you know the type, he has done everything you have ever done except he has done it better. The weather was pretty ordinary when we boarded the boat with grey skies and a weird kind of hanging mist but as we made our way out ...

... for a sleep in........... (: . First destination of the day was the Hoa Lo Prison (aka Hanoi Hilton) were we strolled around in the stinking hot weather looking at the remains of one the prisons prominent throughout the Vietnam war. With Dad's ...

... 4 seasons and quite cold especially in the evening. The Hoan Kiem Lake was a perfect place to have an evening walk under this weather. When we were there, it was Lunar Year. So the decoration amazed us indeed! The fresh and colorful flowers are everywhere ...

... cold and we clearly did not have enough clothes to visit the island so it was ok.  It was an awful weather so we wanted to go back to Hanoi as soon as possible.  We dropped people on the island and picked up more people to take back to Ha Long ...

... there is a sheltered bay with some small tables overlooking the pagoda. It was a good thing it was sheltered as well, as the weather carried out its threat of rain. Anyway, after my tasty cup of coffee (the Vietnamese love their coffee), I head over to ...

... really fresh and crisp.  We've polished off more of them than we'd care to mention here.  The weather is more temperate than we're used to and Hanoi is a vibrant and interesting city. We could really get used to saying "Good Morning Vietnam...." ...

... quarter of Hanoi, but be careful where you tread!-- After breakfast, most of us decided to head out and explore the city. The weather brightened up by now. The old (colonial) quarter has a lot of character and is full of culture. The aged colonial ...

... They also go through red lights, including making left hand turns. That evening when we arrived, Sarah was still a bit under the weather, but she decided to accompany me to dinner.  We of course got lost because the streets are crazy.  I ...

... the city, I got up at a leisurely hour, went outside for some pineapple, and started a day of sightseeing with Jan.  The weather was not all that much better than the day before, but at least it was not raining today.  We visited the Temple of ...

... ; Although our copies of travel documents were in it, which are replaceable, the only other disappointment was our two new wet weather jackets we bought prior to leaving Australia..... hopefully we wont need them!  The loss of our backpack came after ...