Hanoi, well worth a visit. April 2003.

Hanoi is a nice city with wonderful old buildings and lots of trees, totally different from the madness of Ho Chi Minh City. (Saigon) There are lots of nice restaurants that serve very good food and its only a 2 hour bus ride to beautiful Halong Bay.

Hanoi shop
Some very charming buildings in Hanoi's old quarter.

The Old Quarter
I thought we have left all the art shops behind in Hoi Ann, but I was wrong.

Lovely local faces
Of course most people have a Honda.

Terrific restaurant.
I had a very nice dinner here and the Crab Bisque was so good I went...

Gekko bar
My friend I was travelling with is called Gekko so we just had to eat...

Max from Kangaroo Cafe
Max, the brown hair guy on the left is a friendly Aussie who owns the...

Beautiful ladies
Here is the staff from a hairdressing salon, I wanted to have a haircut every...

Upmarket Cyclo driver
He is not worried about any customers he just wants to read the morning paper.

the Old Quarter Cathedral
Beautiful buildings everywhere.

Hoan Kiem lake
It means "Lake of the restored sword" And in the middle is Thap Rua...

Hold that Tiger.
Do we like Tiger beer? You can bet on it. :)

A jewel in the crown
Hanoi is a wonderful city with very friendly people, and this park is a grat...

For all the Aussies
Here is the ANZ bank, I went there every day for the ATM.

Rainy day at the lake
In the centre of the old quarter is the wonderful Hoan Kiem lake with a...

The park around the lake.
A delightful experience walking around the lake.

Empty plane because of "SARS"
We flew Thai airways from Hanoi to Bangkok on the 10th of April and as...

The service was very good.
I counted only 30 passengers, the service was great.

article published 05/02/2003

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