Hanoi & Halong Bay
January 5th 2007 Arriving in Hanoi that night was a shock, after quiet Luang Prabang. The first thing was the honking. The taxi driver kept honking as soon as there was a vehicle on the road, be it a bicycle, motorbike, car or truck. That was the signal to get in the Hanoi rythm.
I stayed in the Old Quarter of Hanoi: great, funky, lively and crazy place. Bikes, motorcycles, cars driving everywhere - and no road
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