We made it safely to Hanoi, but the Internet wasn't working at our hotel! I'm at an Internet cafe now so I can at least let everyone know we are okay.
The hotel room is bigger than the one we had in Hong Kong, but the bed is a bit lumpy and we face a busy street.
We had thought Hanoi was a smaller city, but found out that it is still about 3 million people!
We were met at our hotel by some Baha'i contacts we had made. We ended up going next door to their house for dinner. They have four children, so Yasmin and Roya were happy to play. We chatted with the adults about their community and Vietnam and our Baha'i community in Ottawa.
We are planning to go to Halong Bay as soon as we can arrange it. It is a beautiful beach and ocean area with thousands of islands. I can't wait to get out of the city. Hanoi is full of mopeds! Everyone honks to tell each other that they are coming and to fight for space. No one stops for you to cross the road. You just venture out into the road and they go around you!
We are meeting a Canadian contact for some lunch. He will help us with the Halong Bay trip. Hopefully the Internet connection will be fixed soon and my posts will be more regular again.
CM
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