Day 3 in Hanoi. Off to Halong Bay for an overnight in the morning so doing nothing but recharging for the rest of the day. The Jet lag kicked me in my ass 2 days after I arrived and I am leveled now. This city takes it toll after awhile. Same kind of pollution issues as Cairo. Streets crowded with mostly motor bikes; thank god not alot of cars, belching smoke right into your mouth everywhere you go. Disguting. And on top of that everybody fucking smokes! I don't get it.
I lost all of my images from my first day thanks to a defective card reader. Day 2 then was spent mostly in the market and the Old Quarter; a bustiling, frenetic, colorful place. I spent day two retracing my steps to re-shoot everything I lost. Pain in the ass, but I couldn't leave without of images of that oh so delightful market.
Fortnuately the city center is compact and the sites fairly well concentrated. Taxi's cost about 2-3 dollars to get from point A to point B so that has been my mode of travel. The City is walkable, but the fumes overtake you quite quickly.
Museums here are all closed on Monday so today was Museum day. The Hanoi Hilton, or Ho Loa Prison was my first stop followed by the Ethnology Museum and Army Museum. Lots of progaganda today. I'm over it and winding down Hanoi. Time to edit todays pix.
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