Hi readers Well we are still in Hanoi and have moved to another hotel which is just as nice plus we have a bowl of fruit put in our room every day. Yesterday after settling in we decided to take the walk recommended in the Lonely Planet around the old quarter of the city. Very interesting as there were specific roads dedicated to toys, shoes, DIY, spices, blacksmiths, silver jewellery, silk, cigarettes, sweets etc. Stopped and had a ginger tea (which is our favourite at the moment) and on the way back suddenly heard a lot of wailing and crying and as we approached saw an ambulance and as we were waiting to pass through out came a dead body covered in a blanket, don't know if it was male or female but there were bandages
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