Last stop on our backpacking trip in Asia were Hanoi and Halong Bay. Because of the early departuers to Halong Bay, we had to spend one night in Hanoi first.
Our bus from Hoi An arrived in Hanoi quite early in the morning, and although we only had one day we got to see alot of the city.
We started by walking a city tour recommended in Lonely Planet, which also had some stops and information on the route. This way we got to see and learn alot about the city.
Firsty stop on the tour was the Hoan Kiem lake.
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| Hoan Kiem lake. Hanoi was coooold, and we got to wear the jackets and scarfs we designed in Hoi An, |
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| The Huc Bridge |
From the lake we walked into the Old Quarter. We got to se alot of typical Vietnames styles - like driving a scooter overfilled with stuff, cute kids playing in the streets and local streetcafees.
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| Adorable kids everywere |
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| Typical local cafe |
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| Look at the power lines! |
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| Saint Joseph Cathedral. The church was built in 1886. |
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Rock Billy - cool cafe with a nice view over teh Old Quarter. Great place for a lunch break.
Rock Billy Cafe, 54 Luong Van Can |
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| Love my new shoes made in Hoi An! |
In the evning, because of the cold and the fact that we had to be on a bus to Halong Bay at 07.00am, we went to the cinema.
Hanoi Cinematheque is a mecca for art-house film lovers, they also got a great little cafe.
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| Hanoi Cinematheque, 22a Hai Ba Trung |
We ended our day by walking around the lake back to the hostel.
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| Hoan Kiem Lake by night. |
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