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| Walking down to the flooded tarmac |
We got in late so we didn't get to explore the city until May 4 which is when we learned that it is a sport to cross the street here in Vietnam. It's pretty bad in Ha Noi but we hear that Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is even worse. You'll see how bad it was in Da Nang in a later post.
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| Bamboo! |
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| This lady threw the hat and pole on Paul in hopes we'd buy some fruit... |
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| ...but we didn't...a different lady attacked me too...I took both as a photo opportunity |
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| The tree lined streets are nice |
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| We walked by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Ba Dinh Square |
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| But we saw it more as a safe haven for pedestrians |
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| We then went to the Temple of Literature |
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| Khue Van pavilion |
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| Burning incense |
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| Walking back to our hotel |
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| We ventured out at night again to this kind of scene |
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| It is constant chaos! |
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| No, they did not get hit |
On Cinco de Mayo, we needed to kill some time before getting on our night train to Sapa. So, we walked around town a little bit more since we figured we needed the challenge.
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| More craziness |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake |
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| A different view of Hoam Kiem Lake |
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| And a panoramic view with Paul too! |
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| I like how the roots of this tree look |
After walking around the lake, we (mistakenly) decided to go across the street to look at some of the shops. When out of nowhere, this guy grabs Paul's ankle and attacks his boot. His entire body was on his foot while he started to shine it.
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| Paul said the only way to get him away was to kick him... |
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| ...but he didn't - he ended up giving up his boot for shining |
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| Reluctantly |
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| Looking pretty shiny |
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| We then had to cross the street - I somehow made it across without Paul |
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| I like this one of the guy talking on his cell phone while on the motor bike |
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| After a traumatic day of trying to cross streets, we boarded the night train at 8pm |
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| Here we are in very small quarters |
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| A pic of Paul from the top bunk |
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