Hanoi & Hue

After Sapa we headed South to Hanoi. We spent 3 days exploring the capital and planning the rest of Vietnam. A typhoon unexpectedly hit the second day and we decided to cancel our plans of Halong Bay and use the exra time to see Hue and later the beach towns of Nha Trang and Mui Ne.





And you thought Toronto rush hour was bad! This is 24/7 in Hanoi (and throughout the cities of S.E.A. it seems) -->.

<--In case you forgot what we look like. (In front of the oldest pagoda in Hanoi.)


We went to the water puppet theater in Hanoi, highly recommended by friends and worth seeing. The puppets were controlled from behind a screen and the show was both entertaining and unique. -->

We spent one day in Hue, the old capital. We drove around the forbidden palace, saw the army doing drills and some old war relics.
<-- A typical intersection. Don't stop! Keep moving! (No lights, no signs, lots of honking, no road rage?!)

We're now in Hoi An, but not for much longer. After a 3 day spending spree on new work wardrobes we are leaving tonight for Nha Trang... beach town. Hoi An is great, we've rented bikes, been at the beach, and did I mention the clothes? We both got suits, pants, shirts, coats and I got a couple skirts and a dress all custom made, tailored to fit. I'm not usually too keen on the classy stuff but this was the deal of a life time! We'll be posting some pictures of the last few days and our upcoming adventures shortly!