Traffic regulations seem to be nonexistent in Vietnam. While Thailand had tons of traffic, they didn't really use their horns. Welcome, Vietnam. Horns galore! The traffic system seems to be: honk when you enter an intersection, and hope no one else is coming the other way. This makes for crossing the road an interesting experience.
Vietnam is obviously much less developed than Thailand. Poor roads, concrete buildings and much dirtier. Not the swish international airport that Bangkok has.
Communism is still readily apparent in Hanoi - green and red uniformed army - one size fits no-one uniforms, and Soviet concrete edifices.
Our hotel turned out to be a total-gem. They upgraded us to a larger room and gave us a honeymoon cake, which Dave ate. They even lit the cake like a birthday cake - very sweet. Unfortunately, there was no electricity for the day, which made it even more romantic with candles. We booked our Halong Bay tour and a flight to Da Nang and went off to explore the city.
- Check out the itinerary for our 10-hour walking exploration of the city.
- Highlights include these photos:
In case you were worried, we found a phenomenal bakery for David in the French quarter. Could have been right out of Paris, except the prices were amazing. We got there just as the bread went half price, and bought 6 muffins, a loaf of whole-wheat bread and 2 mousse pastries for about $2.
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