Hanoi, Vietnam

Shirley & Curly wander about mad and marvellous Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2010. We wander by day and night, we enjoy a few beers and Curly gets a haircut - 'just a bit off the fringe.'

Note: the reference to beers costing 40,000 Viet D should be 4,000 Viet D - about 20 / 25 Australian cents. Cheap as.

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• Hanoi
• Vietnam
• Shirley
• Curly

[chabella123]

Vietnamese people have 9 lives.Iv seen accidents after accidents on the xe om. millions of times!

They get right up and move on.Wicked! :) But as a passenger, you need four eyes... and the ability to jump off if necessary! ;)

[pjcbateman]

@chabella123 The traffic flows like a wild river; the trick, I discovered, was to jump in and trust that somehow, the flow would rearrange itself around you. And it always did! Thanks for your feedback. PB

[Hoangalicious1412]

"killing each other on the street"? thats funny but not really true :)

[pjcbateman]

@Hoangalicious1412

Hello. Just a small clarification: I did say, after glancing first at the incessant traffic, "...come very close to killing each other on the street" - meaning, in jest, the traffic conditions are very full on. Certainly, they were to me. That said, I'd go back to Hanoi in a second; it's an amazing place. Thanks for your feedback.

[Hoangalicious1412]

@pjcbateman oh i must have missed the previous part

and ur welcome. I live in Hanoi so its really nice to get to know foreigners' perspectives.

and notice the smiley icon i made at the end of the previous comment. That means im not angry or anything

[pjcbateman]

@Hoangalicious1412 No worries (as we say in Australia)! And go well! Hanoi's fantastic.

[TheBasquez]

I hate this map in Black Ops

[chabella123]

I used to go to Bia Hoi all the time when i lived in Hanoi. The beer is good, not strong; and the food rocks ! :) Did you notivce that when it rains in Hanoi the traffic changes? :) People are scared of rain!! :) lol I remember it being like that. Then there are those who cover themselves because Sun means you work outdoors,therefore lower class.

[DanJ3895]

Hanoi is so crazy but so amazing. Seeing this reminds me of my time there near Hoan Kiem, and how much i want to go back. Only a month away now till i return! I can't wait.. their haircuts are really good i think, and wow.. there food is too good. The people there are so nice too.. I hope i can get a job there :)

[VietCrea]

they dont kill each other on the street xDD tho they do fight there ^^ the ppl will surround and watch them fight ( sometime bet too ) but there are a street rule. no knife's / fire arm. so when it come to that point EVERYONE will stop you if you pull out a knife and try to attack a person with it. it's dishonor to use knife in vietnam to fight btw