Each of us rode in a little cart in front of the bicyclist, up and down the streets and alleys of Hanoi's Old Quarter. We moving along in a vehicle the Vietnamese call a cyclo-rickshaw.

It was a great way to see the people of Hanoi going about their daily living as we were leisurely pedalled so close to them for a fascinating two hours.

Maybe 'leisurely' isn't the right word. I wish I could show you the narrowest of escapes we seemed to have at almost every intersection, as the cross traffic of other bicycles and ... (more)