It’s the FINAL post from our epic trip to North Vietnam and I can’t believe it has taken me 16 months to completely document it!! So enjoy these last few romps around the grimy, colourful and chaotic back streets of Hanoi! We enjoy a much needed beverage high above the humid, hectic streets. Then it’sContinue reading “Good morning, and goodbye, Vietnam!”
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Street scenes
How much love can one human being have for markets? The answer – a lot! Hanoi is just shopping heaven. This stall sells all things plastic and fake – from garlands of garish flowers and vegetables to rows of lucky pigs. Then we’re heading back to Dong Xuan Market to carry on exploring the mountainsContinue reading “Street scenes”
More Hanoi MORE!
There’s an architectural oddity in Hanoi that doesn’t seem to fit in with the local style – St. Joseph’s Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội, Nhà thờ Chính tòa Thánh Giuse) It’s a late 19th-century Gothic Revival that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million CatholicsContinue reading “More Hanoi MORE!”
Marvellous markets
From the serene green of Mai Chau we’re thrust back into the hectic hustle and bustle of Hanoi with its waves of moped riders. We’re nearing the end of this epic trip but we’ve still got a day left to go explore some more . . . That can only mean one thing . .Continue reading “Marvellous markets”