hanoi - almost done

I still have so many pictures, this is getting ridiculous.



My obligatory bicycle photo









Somebody is in trouble.

Hanoi - people

Just some random pics of people around the lake.

Hanoi - post meal

Wandering back to Handspan to leave for Sapa



Crate and Barrel




UPS




The Metro




Waiting for the traffic.



Rush Hour



Golden hour

hanoi - getting hungry

I am in the search for food. I read somewhere that there is an alleyway near the train station where you can get good street food in Hanoi. The plan was: get a rickshaw ride to the station, walk around in the general area until we find it; eat.


Walking around.



Still haven't found the mythical alleyway, but I find this. It is easily better than anything you or I will eat today.



I smell something...



These blew my mind away. So tasty!



Fresh noodles.



It's all about the fish sauce!



Annnnd...touchdown!!


Probably my favourite meal in Vietnam. I think it cost around $3

Hanoi - more rickshaw

There's no other way to get this close to traffic in Hanoi and take a picture. I'm glad I took the rickshaw ride.


Surrounded by mopeds



Moped to my side.



They are faster than my man-powered ride.

Hanoi - rickshaw ride

I couldn't resist being a tourist.


I rode one shortly after taking this picture.



Tiny hats



Another drive by photo.



Waiting in traffic.

Hanoi - quiet

As busy as the city is. There are moments of peace and quiet.



At the lake.



Outside the travel agency we booked Halong bay at



Outside our hotel.


Sometimes some time alone is good to sort things out.

Hanoi - walking back

Took these on our way back to the other side of the lake.


I'm pretty sure she is biking the wrong way.




This picture is to a power grid, what vietnam traffic is to transportation



Here's what Cartier looks like in Hanoi

hanoi - waiting

This is me waiting for Aaron to plan something for the trip. He's sitting inside a travel agency in Hanoi trying to figure out how to get to Cambodia. I am outside shooting what's around me and trying to figure out how I flew all the way to Hanoi to spend my day inside travel agencies. We went to three of them before he gave up.


I found a rich person



I'm pretty sure whenever I travel I get a picture of:

A bicycle.

A phone booth.

hanoi - the other side

I don't remember where these came from.

Hanoi lunch

It's feeding time!!

My first bowl of Pho. Yes, it's at a sit down place indoors. I was taking baby steps.

The pho was good, and the coffee was also great.


Just like back home.



The view.



The food.

Yum.

more Hanoi

Yes, I'm still walking around Hanoi.


This looked like a very official building.




Some graffiti under an archway.

Hanoi, still...

Here are some more around the Lake.



This is the same bridge I took a picture of earlier in BW




Fellow tourist. There was nothing to see out there.




The light was so bad around this time that I tried to take more pictures of light vs. shadow




Another attempt. I decided it wasn't working. Also I was getting hungry.




On the way out from the inner path around the lake.




I think that sign is saying: "I <3 Communism" :P

Hanoi day one

More photos from the lake.


I think this is recycling of some sort. I can't figure out what categories they're separated into though. By the looks of the pictures it is separated based on pure randomness.




I might just like this better in black and white than in colour

Vietnam - day 1 - Hanoi

Here are some more pictures I took around the lake.


My gut reaction was to crop this tighter, but I like the effort you have to make to "get to" the bridge in the image.



In hindsight, I wish I had eaten something here.