Liliana’s South East Asia Adventure

So I had a blog about hanoi but somehow it got deleated.  I think the computer was slow and I kept uploading that blog and then I had 5 of the same blog so I deleated them but somehow all 5 got erased.  Anyway hanoi is a big crazy city.  each street is dedicated to a particular trade or product.  For example my street is door knobes and the like others are dedicated to beds or keys or stationary products.  I was staying in the old quarters of hanoi.  Its a zoo trying to cross teh streets everyone drives like crazy.  The mode of transportation is motocycles and they drive like mad men.  i’m suprise they don’t have more accidentys then they do.  I didn’t see a single one.  Crossing the street is an art form.  No street lights except at a few major streets.  Ran into Donald.  He arrived a day after me and I e-mailed him.  We met up at this jazz club that was rocking it.  It ws supper cool to see Asians jamming to jazz music.  The owner heard jazz during the nam war and fell in love with it.  he studied it made a few albums and then opened a bar.  the only one in hanoi specifically for jazz.

The other day I went to the Ho Chi Minh Museum  which was of course was all bout him and what he did for Vietnam.  It was interesting.  Next to that is his burial ground but it was closed.  Hanoi is nice but a busy and crazy city.  Some people are nice and others are well annoying.  Everywhere you go they shout Taxi Taxi.  On my way back I stopped at a cafr called Ciao Cafe.  I had minestrone which was actually really good for being in vietnam.

Today I left on a three day 2 night Ha Long bay tour.  when we got there we were not able to leave do to fog in the bay.  Over 400 boats could not leave.  Thats how many boats I heard where there waiting to leave.  We were then told we could go back to Hanoi or stay at a hotel and try tomorrow.  I decided to stay as thats why I wanted to visit Hanoi.  As we were about to leave the guide says we can go sleep on the boat for the night which is what we wanted  to do.  We were all excited but then 2 minutes later he says sorry we can’t sleep on the boat. harbor master won’t allow it. Of the 10 three french people and I decided to stay.  The rest went back to Hanoi.  The hotel is nice I took a sauna for the first time in my life.  Its still foggy but I hope it will be nice tomorrow.  I Just listened to traditional vietmese music by our guide with instruments.  We helped play them.  Well I go to eat now.  I will right hopefully in 3 days when I arrive in Hue my next destination. It will be clear I swear.  Was not expecting to find internet on this trip but as plan changes….  Ciao

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