Vietnam Day 12: Hanoi

We dragged ourselves out of bed the morning after our late-night flight. Our bus to Cat Ba left at 10 am so we only had a short window of time to see Hanoi. Thankfully, Craig had found us a hotel right in the old quarter so within moments we were wandering the narrow streets with food stalls everywhere.

Between us we took separate trips: Alex on his own, Craig with Adventure Girl, and Erin and Beth together. We all circled the important Hoan Kiem Lake of the Returned Sword. Erin and Adventure Girl had read the story in preparation for the trip and were excited to see the central Turtle Tower, Ngoc Son Temple, and the red Huc Bridge. 

The rest of the day was spent travelling to Cat Ba. We had a bus, ferry, bus, and taxi transport in total. We arrived at our garden guesthouse in the Cat Ba hills excited for the days ahead in the Ha Long Bay area.