Our hotel in Hanoi was nice. This was very clearly the bedroom having a king and a single all pushed together. Matt still managed to take up most of it.
Wandering around the city led up to the statue of Lenin.
We also went to a couple museums.
See some people also draw like little Matthew. They don’t need bodies, just a head and limbs.
On the way to the post office we passed this statue. For some reason one of the other Asian tourists wanted Matt in his picture.
The traffic is interesting to say the least. When crossing the street you just go. The bikes will generally go around you as long as you keep moving. If you stop they aren’t sure what you are doing and you might get hit.
The big lake near downtown had a temple and small island in it. There were also fish in the lake but you couldn’t really tell as the water was very cloudy.
The temple was very pretty though.
This was the main circle that we walked through most days on the way from the hotel to the lake area.
This is what most side streets look like. This is one of the wider streets though and there aren’t as many bikes parked on the street.
Matt was pretty much forced to eat a doughnut which wasn’t very good and she then proceeded to get us to buy more. Most of our exchanges with the locals were around the lake and were with students who were practicing their English.
You’re right, those drawings are very similar to little Matt’s. I’m sure that I still have a couple at home. 🙂