Wow - Again what a contrast arriving in Hanoi was! Motorbikes EVERYWHERE!! Inital impressions were very similar to what I had experienced in China except for the addition of these motorbikes. Back home we have the motorbike display teams who practise endlessly to ensure they miss each other by millimetres, over here it just happens on the streets without any practise, bikes coming from all directions, its madness, especially if you want to cross the road! Saying that, I did not see anyone (pedestrian or rider) get hurt so it must work somehow?! In Hanoi I was staying in the old quarter so it was simple for me to visit most of the sights; Ngoc Son Temple, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh's stilt house, One pillar pagoda and the Presidential Palace. I also visited
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