We arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam this morning at 10:30 am, Friday that is - we missed Thursday altogether. Our gracious host Mrs. Moon had a driver for us, which makes transfering locations in Asia a breeze.
We have a great hotel, the Golden Sun. Its in a fun neighborhood, just blocks away from the central park, which surrounds this great lake.
We took a long walk today, getting comfortable with our surroundings. Checked out the park, some good restaurants, and the "Hanoi Hilton" i.e. where John McCain, and before him Communist sympathizers spent years in prison.
The most fun part of the day has been learning to cross the street! Not an easy task at hundreds of scooters come flying at you. "Don't look, don't think - just walk" is our new motto. Apparently they are better at dodging us, rather than visa versa - and we all still have ten toes, so all seems to be good. After all, "if you can dodge a car, you can dodge a ball".
We are leaving early tomorrow morning for Halong Bay, for our three day junk boat/sea kayaking trip. We return, and leave immediately again for Sapa, where we will be trekking. We were told today they would give us lessons on the "slippery walking". Can't wait.
So, we're off to northern Vietnam - and considering we'll either be on a boat or staying with the hilltribes, it may be a while till we blog again.
Thinking of you all, and eating lots of noodles for you.
Till later.
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