Country/Town visited: Hanoi, Vietnam
Date of stay: 4 nights, December 2010
Where you stayed: Guesthouse
Travelled with: As a couple
Tour or pre planned: Pre-planned & tour
Hanoi is a city like no other! Vietnam and most of South East Asia are riddled with scooters and motorbikes and you quickly get used to their ever-presence. In Hanoi you can find just about anything and everything being transported on a motorbike...pigs, flowers, fish, fruit, and even a family of 4 fits happily on one! Crossing the road is an experience in itself and not for the faint-hearted! It’s a hustling and bustling place, full to the brim with people and motorbikes! Shopping in Hanoi is fantastic and everything is dirt cheap. You can get a meal for US$1.50, but if you have anything off the sidewalk - be warned - it won’t be completely hygienic! Accommodation is also dirt cheap, between $6-10 per night. We went to water puppet show, which is worth a visit. These you can book on the day but if you want to go in the evening, book in the morning. One of the main reasons for coming to Hanoi was to visit Halong Bay. Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is truly magnificent. A huge bay dotted with nearly 2,000 mostly uninhabited limestone cliffs makes it a breathtaking site. Our tour included a cave visit, kayaking, and a bicycle ride on Cat Ba Island. The food on the boat is also exceptionally good. We booked the tour through our guesthouse and this can be done when you arrive to leave on the boat the next day. Your guesthouse will sort everything out for you as they get commission. Also, it’s worth doing the 3 day trip as you will see more and this will include an overnight stay on Cat Ba Island.
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