Hanoi
Posted by Rebecca Lynch on Sunday, July 22, 2012
From Ho Chi Minh, we flew up to Hanoi, the capitol of Vietnam. We were in Hanoi for the next three days. We had hoped to do a trip out to Halong Bay, but we needed 3 nights, 4 days which we didn't have, which is a shame, but we still had a great time. Hanoi was quite similar to Ho Chi Minh as it had lots of little alleys and backstreets.
Our hostel had a rooftop bar in it so we figured we'd head up and see what it was like, the hostel staff were really good at getting everyone drinking, they were giving out free shots, two for ones, and all sorts. One of the staff then came through and got everyone up for heading of to a nearby bar, so we went along with it and met a group of girls from Ireland who we ended up spending most of our time with over the next few days. Our time in Hanoi was very relaxed, hanging about during the day chatting, eating and wondering the streets, and going out in the evenings meeting and chatting with lots of people from the hostel.
I then had a sleeper bus to catch from Hanoi up to the border to cross over into China. As i'm so small, I could stretch out on the bus, only just though, not much extra room. The bus seats/beds were slanted, kind of like a dentist chair, so they weren't fully up or fully down, which meant you kept sliding down them, so you would get to sleep, then wake up half way down the chair all stiff from being cramped in. But I got to the border earlier than what I was told, and the jorney wasn't to bad.
Our hostel had a rooftop bar in it so we figured we'd head up and see what it was like, the hostel staff were really good at getting everyone drinking, they were giving out free shots, two for ones, and all sorts. One of the staff then came through and got everyone up for heading of to a nearby bar, so we went along with it and met a group of girls from Ireland who we ended up spending most of our time with over the next few days. Our time in Hanoi was very relaxed, hanging about during the day chatting, eating and wondering the streets, and going out in the evenings meeting and chatting with lots of people from the hostel.
I then had a sleeper bus to catch from Hanoi up to the border to cross over into China. As i'm so small, I could stretch out on the bus, only just though, not much extra room. The bus seats/beds were slanted, kind of like a dentist chair, so they weren't fully up or fully down, which meant you kept sliding down them, so you would get to sleep, then wake up half way down the chair all stiff from being cramped in. But I got to the border earlier than what I was told, and the jorney wasn't to bad.