Like every adventure in these parts there are ups and downs. Day one is always going to be total culture shock. Day two one hopes to be getting the hang of things, our challenge was finding a recommended restaurant that serves a true Hanoi dish. I volunteered to navigate and failed miserably, Dave took over and failed as miserably, I am sure we walked around in never ending circles for some time...up Hang Ong, down Hang Bun, over to Hang Dong Dung and back again. (Bruce would like this place, a lot of hangs happening).
We did succeed and had a great meal, at a café called Cha Ca Thang Long which served only one dish of pan fried fish with turmeric and dill, noodles, spring onions, chilli etc etc, all cooked by us on the table
. For $6 each, or 240000 dong.
By some miracle we found our way home.
Day three we conquered the cyclo etiquette and bargained hard to pay a fair price, we explored the history museum and had a couple of beers stops to get us home on foot.
This evening we are off to meet the other five biker buddies and have dinner with them and our guide.
Getting the hang of it
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Hanoi, Ha Nội, Vietnam
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1Ready to go again
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2Happy in Hanoi
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3Getting the hang of it
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4The riding begins
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5On our bikes
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6The train was a pleasant surprise
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7A day of rest
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8Rested and good to go
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9Nearing Nha Trang
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10A day on and in the South China Sea
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11Fifteen hundred metres up and ten degrees cooler !
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12We kissed our bikes good bye
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13High energy Ho Chi Minh City
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14Time to go
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15The last leg
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16Vietnam NZ and back in Canada
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Vicki
2015-03-29
Hey Rossie. Great to see you're having a fab time.. Think of you often. Had coffee with Shirley on Thursday - great to be in contact with the old school chums and so important. Have a GREAT time. Love Vicki
Diane
2015-03-29
It's sounds like you two are having an amazing time on yet another of your adventures! Love the pictures. It is on my wish list to see Vietnam too! Love Norm & Di