What I like:

-The life, the action, the fact that I seem to have figured out how to cross the street (not been hit by a motorbike yet!!!)

-The scenery, the people, the friendliness

-The comfy night trains

-The tan marks on my feet from my sandals

What I don't like:

-Upset tummy :( means I am not enjoying food as much as I would like

-Not being attached to my laptop 24/7- it should be a nice break, but I like my pc and internet so much!

All in all, we've been here just over a week. Based in Hanoi, the first moments were overwhelming as we were blown away by the noise, the smells, the rush and mostly the traffic! And the humidity, too. A cold shower feels great, but five minutes later the effects are all but gone, sweltering down the streets of the Old Quarter. In this time we've also done a trip to Halong Bay, sleeping in a boat, looking through caves and not hiking because the spiders in the forest scared the crap out of me(!)... and a trip to Sapa, hilltribe area, where hiking meant MUD! Whoa! The hotel made us hire gumboots- a good plan!!! 

Off to Hue tomorrow night on a night bus... gonna have dinner very soon, tummy be damned, I want yummy food!!!