I had left an entry incomplete in a previous submssion and will try to make things right. I have included pictures of Luang Prabang as well as pictures from Hanoi, and Halong Bay in this entry. Ok, here we go.......I got a ride via tuk-tuk to the airport in Luang Prabang and off to Hanoi. On the plane I met a fellow traveler (Pamela) who was from Germany-many, many more Europeans traveling than Americans. She was 25 and had been traveling solo, too. At the Hanoi Airport Tourist Information desk following our confession that we did not have a place rearranged yet - that is fairly common for me, and her - we were told about a hotel that was reasonably priced, near the French Quarter and conviently located close to many of the other attractions.
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