Hanoi - Vibrant yet Demure!
During my birthday celebration last week, I was reminded of my birthday trip to Vietnam a few years ago. It was a short 4 days' trip and the target was to visit the Halong Bay. I have very fond memories of the trip and I wanted to capture the picturesque frames from my mind into this blog. We were a group of friends who decided to visit Hanoi in the month of June. June is a very hot and humid month for any destination within South East Asia. But we wanted to see Halong Bay. Desperately! Day 1, we landed in Hanoi in afternoon and decided to take it free and easy. We stayed in the Old Quarters and explored the town area by foot. Old Quarters is the historic or rather the old town of Hanoi which still maintains its heritage not influenced by development. The streets have little shops, eateries (mostly selling Pho), massage parlours and beer. Beer is extremely cheap in Vietnam. You can buy a local beer can for 0.5 USD to 1 USD. The night market of Hanoi is extremely vibrant and t