Arriving in Hanoi
We
left on the night train from Hue. Always a bit of an adventure getting
onto a train in Vietnam, but this time we had a soft sleeper booked so
ready for the overnight train we were.
Hue's rain soaked Train Station
Pringles & Peanut Brittle in hand
Do the train doors on the Vietnam railways have locks?
Yes they do.....
We arrived at 4am into Hanoi and I had forgotten to write down the name of our hotel. So I asked our Mai Linh taxi driver to take us to Hoan Kiem Lake. I knew our hotel was near here but had no street name. Well I also didn't know that the streets are deserted at this time of the morning so we waited on the street corner of Hang Gai & Luong Van Can until we were rescued by a lovely Vietnamese lady, who made us some coffee & a pastry she somehow made this all happen from a small basket she carried. She even managed to find us some little stools. Over the next few hours she also rescued some Russian tourists and a few other strays and she looked after all of us. Until the streets filled with people & then she disappeared. We eventually found our hotel.......but that's another story.
How to fix and electrical fault - Vietnam Style
Christmas In Hanoi
Very Colourful . . . .
Very Colourful . . . .
Very Busy. . . .
and Very Noisy . . . .
But in the full spirit of Christmas! Ho Ho Ho
The City Of Hanoi
LUCKY BAR and RESTAURANT
fantastic food & great staff!
Hang Ba St - this is where you can find most of the dinning choices for travelers in Hanoi.
Also there are laundry services here and travel booking Agents.
The other place for food and laundry is Ma May St just round the corner.
