Hanoi Travel Blogs - Page 2

Finally the day that I had been waiting for had arrived. The anticipation grew stronger when I flew in from Nha Trang the day before on my mission to see the Blue Dragon children. I was not sure of what to expect, but I was excited anyway. I brought along some souvenirs to give away to the kids �…

After breakfast we wanted to start off our city visit of Hanoi, which is now the capital of Vietnam with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The area around modern Hanoi has been inhabited since at least 3000 BC. One of the first known permanent settlements is the Co Loa citadel founded around 200 BC. …

We had a great time in Halong Bay, now we are back to Hanoi... We have been in Hanoi for a few days and have not really seen any of the city at all... Its our last and we want to see some of the interesting places in Hanoi.  We decide to go to 'Mansion Centrale' the site of a legendary vietnam…

De retour a Hanoi apres 3 jours a Sapa. Le temperature etait franchement de notre cote. Nous avons eu la chance de voir Sapa "on a clear day" ce qui est, selon le Viets tres rares!!! Il a pleue toute la journee hier, ca nous a premis de se reposer pour les night trains de la fin de semaine. N…

Finally got here in Vietnam. What a culture shock! Landing on the 11th. Wait... So todays the 12th? What year is it? Wow. My biological clock is so messed up right. As soon as I landed and took a crazy ride in a bus filled to the brim of people, I took a walk around looking for my hostel. Once I fi…

trekking was great fun! we walked for about 2 hours uphill on the first day, after having lunch in a house on stilts in a village called Mai Chau. we slept in soemone's house that night, it was just like a barn and he had 13 children! the next day we walked for 6 hours downhill...hard goin…

Yes, how exciting I am. I woke up in early morning and pass my breakfast. All I want to do is to explore the small city of Hanoi. My first plan was went to Hoan Kiem Lake. I found the lake surrounded by local people and tourist. Some of them doing Tai Chi, enjoying the breakfast in the cafe and the…

Today, is our last day in Hanoi, and in Vietnam. We woke up early, had the usual breakfast  of bread and jam at our hostel and then headed out to take a cab to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. You wont miss the mausoleum as it is huge. There’s a long line of tourists waiting to get inside to see t…

Ahh, Hanoi...Such a long time I had dreamt of this place... As soon as you arrived downtown, you easily can feel, imagine the atmosphere of the french colony, as if the time stopped. In Hanoi, you will - enjoy vietnamese soup or other delicacy in a small street stall (Thanh Long Restaurant - 34B Ng…

The contrast between North and South Vietnam is striking.  While the air is thick with Communism, Hanoi is soothing and easy on the senses with tree lined boulevards, quaint French architecture, manicured lagoons and parks.  The Tiger is always cold.  In my o…

Seventeen hours, three buses, three motorbikes, one tuk tuk and one truck later, I am in Hanoi, Vietnam.  Time to vent.   I parted ways with my traveling companions in Phonsavan and headed for the nearest border crossing with a straight shot to Hanoi, which is Sam Neua.  This …

This day is spent touring the French quarters amidst some shopping. Visited St Joseph's Cathedral, Hoan Kiem Lake amongst others. The Hoan Kiem Lake aka Lake of the Restored Sword has an interesting story which revolved around a giant turtle and a sword that was restored. It is really popular among…

Very miserable in Ninh Binh...even raining on the day I left :-(...I was sitting in the internet shop on Saturday evening only to see Laura walk pass with her rucksack, just coming in off the bus - happened again!  We had dinner, bumping into some others we met on Cat Ba island, a sweedish cou…

DAY 1 We woke up at around 6am so that we could get to the bus station for the 8 am bus to Hanoi.It left right on time which was a good sign but the fact that the curtains stank of piss and dried spunk did not. The journey was relatively nice until we got to the Laos/Vietnam border, and Mike said…