Well we have been hanging out in Hanoi for four days now. It's longer than we intended but was cheaper to travel after valentines day so we stayed. It's been surprisingly cold. I bought. Fleece jacket out of necessity. We are headed south from here To go seek warmer weather. Sad but we missing Sapa and Halong Bay. We have heard they are quite cold right now. It does give us more time in the beach towns in the south though. It sounds really nice right now. I am not accustomed to cold anymore.
We have the spent the days wandering the markets and monuments of Hanoi. We have been to a handful of museums some of which dealt with what we call the Vietnam war and they call the American war. Like in any war there some pretty terrible things that happened. It wasn't one of those times where I was brimming with pride for my country. It was good to see some the history facing the nation. It has had some huge political changes over the past forty years.
The people are generally pretty nice. We had someone pull their scooter over to talk to us. We had a guy who wanted to take pictures with us. It's a busy city though so mostly people are just busy doing whatever it is they are doing. The highlight I think was just being able to walk around and see the business around town. There are so many motorbikes. Crossing streets is an adventure every time.
We are in a sleeper bus and the beds are little compartments. It's surprisingly comfortable actually. But definitely made for someone shorter than myself. My feet are a little crammed to say the least.
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