After a night of barely sleeping (for some) we rolled into Hanoi at 5:30am. After dropping the bags off at the hotel we managed to walk fairly sleepily to the Old Quarter via Hoàn Kiém Lake. On the way we watched and joined in on the morning exercises done by the local People of Hanoi. Finally we were able to sit down and enjoy a bowl of ‘pho’ before stopping to get a coffee to make sure we could last the day. While visiting the Temple of Literature we witnessed many Vietnamese graduates’ photo shoots and were interviewed by young school students that were practising their English with us by asking us to fill in a survey. With a thousand years of history,The Temple of Literature was the first sight of a university in Hanoi. For many after graduating from university they then go to the Temple of Literature to take pictures. We travelled back to the old quarter where we got our first bit of free time to enjoy the shopping of Hanoi. The group was the lucky enough to have Bun Cha, a meal Hanoi is famous for, at one of the most popular restaurants of that category. After a short rest at Vietnam Red’s Hotel the group continued to have free time to shop in Hanoi. We then regrouped to watch the spectacular Water Puppet Show where lights, water, puppets and music come together to tell stories of the traditional Vietnamese times. We finished the night with a fantastic dinner, a delicious way to end a superb day!!
Lots of Love,
Oliver, Theo, Alessia and Jorja xxx
P.S. we are missing you all!!! But we will be home soon
