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Hoan Kiem Lake
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This is when it first sunk in that they're like, actually communists.
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Memorial for the Vietnamese at Hao Loa prison.
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Hanoi street scene.
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Selling items for Tet.
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Everywhere you look there are Buddhist temples
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We learned very quickly that Hanoi doesn't really have western style restaurants. A couple plastic stools on the sidewalk is where most people apepar to eat their meals.
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Breakfast in Hanoi, pho bo on the sidewalk.
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Why wouldn't you drive your scooter into the market?
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Uncle Ho
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We left Hanoi and boarded a boat for an overnight stay on Ha Long Bay.
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Ha Long Bay is pretty unbelievable. So beautiful.
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Same shot, different camera...
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Ha Long Bay
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Taken while kayaking on Ha Long Bay
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More kayaking, the limestone islands are amazing.
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I made her do most of the paddling.
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A lot of the islands in Ha Long Bay have caves in them, this cave was particularly enormous. If I'm not mistaken, the entire cave is over 100 meters long.
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We were ghosts in this cave.
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On the boat we had a little cooking class, and Shanna learned how to make spring rolls.
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All over the bay there are women with these little boats selling snacks and fruits.
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A floating seafood market. I don't think seafood could be any fresher.
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We went back to Hanoi and enjoyed some Bia Hoi. Bia Hoi is locally brewed beer, made without preservatives, and meant to be drank within a day or two. Fresh beer at 25 cents a glass... hard to beat.
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They do just about everything on scooters, including a mobile butcher shop.
