Day two in Hanoi

Our second day in Hanoi was really rather cultural, we sauntered through the narrow streets of the old quarter, otherwise known as the 36 streets because an interconnecting network of streets each specialising in selling a different type of product became the hub for trade in Hanoi. We went around the Hoan Kiem lake again and took some pics, I also got asked by a group do Chinese school kids if they could take my photo!! I politely declined as they couldn't tell me why they would want a pic of my ugly mug.
We then walked to the national woman's museum which was really interesting and showed how strong and independent and important a role Vietnamese women have played throughout the countries history.
We then walked over no the Cathedral where there was a a huge gathering of kids all playing and chatting whilst on a break from School. (This is where Gem then took me to Hanoi House)






On the way back to the hotel we stop at the Thang Long theatre to book our tickets for the Water puppet theatre, and then can't resist stopping at a Bia Hoi for the cheapest tastiest beer I have ever had. A Bia Hoi is basically a kind of beer house where they get a delivery of 100% rice beer every morning and when it's gone it's gone! There are no preservatives at all so the beer goes flat and off within 24 hours. It tastes really clean and fresh and is so refreshing its perfect to cool off from the hot humidity.



These are some of the pics we took today from around the lake and the museum. Weddings are big business and this time of year is wedding season so everywhere we went there were couples having their photos taken, it's a bit weird because each wedding couple have their photos taken before the wedding day, and they all seem to wear the same outfits and have photos taken in the same key locations around the city.


Just a couple of bombs, no biggy

Location:Hanoi