Woke up at 7 am and headed downstairs to start venturing out and get our bearings. We decided to get a quick meal at the hotel, so we got pho of course :) We had a list of places we wanted to see, so we started walking only to find that walking in Hanoi is not as easy as it looks. There is no street signals, people are everywhere and there is tons of motor vehicles trying to run you over. Just crossing the street, which we had to do about 40 times today was like playing a game of frogger, move a few steps forward a step to the right, 2 steps back and then 4 steps forward again. So today we got a chance to see Ho Chi Minh's house, mausoleum, museum, place where a B-52 was shot down, Vietnam's 1st university, taste some street food, and a few other touristy sites.
Nov 7, 2008
Vietnam - Day of Departure (LAX/Seoul/Hanoi)
11/5 - We depart from LAX on a very long flight to Seoul Korea before heading over to Hanoi Vietnam. What we found out is that they sure feed you a lot of food on these international flights. Also what I found was you end up watching a lot of movies. I was able to catch up on all my movies that I haven't had a chance to watch like Dark Knight, Baby Mama, Secret Agent, Momma Mia, and Hancock.
11/6 - After 18 hours since we left LAX, We arrive into No Bai airport in Hanoi Vietnam. So we waited for our luggage, but after an hour no one was left around the carousel and still no luggage. So we went to the lost luggage desk and they tell us they know about our luggage, it seemed like it is still in LA. Whaaat?!?!? How does this happen? I don't get it... Anyways, we fill out the paper work and meet up with our driver to the hotel. After about half an hour driving in the rain we get to the hotel. From earlier reports in the week I thought the streets would still be flooded up to our waist. But it looks like the water has receded, in the north anyways. It's about 2 AM here now and I'm super tired so calling it a night.
11/6 - After 18 hours since we left LAX, We arrive into No Bai airport in Hanoi Vietnam. So we waited for our luggage, but after an hour no one was left around the carousel and still no luggage. So we went to the lost luggage desk and they tell us they know about our luggage, it seemed like it is still in LA. Whaaat?!?!? How does this happen? I don't get it... Anyways, we fill out the paper work and meet up with our driver to the hotel. After about half an hour driving in the rain we get to the hotel. From earlier reports in the week I thought the streets would still be flooded up to our waist. But it looks like the water has receded, in the north anyways. It's about 2 AM here now and I'm super tired so calling it a night.
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