Well, to make a long story short, Ha Noi sucks! Of course, as with all my entries, these are personal experiences and by no means a general opinion. Go out and enjoy yourself. As for me, I have to say that Ha Noi was probably the worst place I've visited in Vietnam (or maybe it's right up there with Kon Tum). It is dirty, it stinks, and the people are so unfriendly it's not funny. The only friendly people seem to be in the upmarket hotels (because they get paid to be nice) and at the cinema. But first things first... After being dropped off in the outskirts of Ha Noi by the bus company, we had to somehow make our way towards the town center. Walking along this grossly dirty river (it was BLACK and
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