So here we are... Hanoi Vietnam. We started today with a free hotel breakfast, and I was definitely expecting something different than your run-of-the-mill North American breakfast... So it was Pho for breakfast! Well, there was Pho (w/beef only), eggs, fried noodles, and fresh fruit. They of course still stocked toast and jam for those less-adventerous of travelers. It was definitely a change, but in my opinion, a change for the better. After brkfst it was another free day, as we didn't have to meet with our tour leader until 6 pm that night. We decided to check out the temple of literature - which happened to be just half a block away from our hotel - and paid our 5,000 dong (approx 30c CAD) to get through. These temples were built in honor of Confucious
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