Hanoi
Hanoi (Ha Noi): noisy city
How to: Bai Chai to the east of the bus station, very close from the ferry terminal. From Kinmen and Matsu to the Hanoi Bus Terminal (Kin Ma) of about three and a half hours, 40,000 rupiah per person fare. Arrived in Kinmen and Matsu station, take motorcycle to Hoan Kiem Lake (Hoan Kiem Lake). the way: the most convenient city in Vietnam is a motorcycle transport, cheap fast and seems very safe (from north to south, we do not see a traffic accident with a motorcycle). by the respected former donkey who Cyclo (a passenger in the former, and the coachman in the post-human tricycle) is only suitable for short-distance sightseeing, not the lowest price.
Stay: close to Hoan Kiem Lake in the north of the Old City (Old Quarter), around the family hostels, backpackers who are living in the region. There are too many choices, sometimes the pieces of a headache, particularly when you complete a strangers. Therefore, the following hotels that we stayed, there is hot water air-conditioning satellite TV mini fridge, bed sheets changed every day and the towel used to cover pillow quilt, sounds not bad.
Eat: in the same region there are many Café, serving Western food, the price is roughly equivalent to a cafe package. The question is not easy to find Chinese food. Or you can try the small local restaurants, if you am sure you can point the thing is to bowl.
Attractions: Long Bien Bridge, Ho Chi Ming’s Mausoleum, Temple of Literature (Confucius temple), Water Puppet, City Museum.
Open Ticket: This is the equivalent of a bus ticket, is the starting point of Hanoi, the end of the Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the middle can be in several major cities to stay, residence time can be arbitrarily long (not more than six months, it seems too trifle generous) and you decide to leave the city the next day before the confirmation of reservation, you can get on the bus the next day. backpacker travel almost all choose this way. such tickets are provided by the travel company, In addition they can provide car services, the city can provide accommodation and catering, a bit of the meaning of one-stop service. One of the most famous is the Sinh Café, we take the T & M Brother’s Café, are more or less the same, will not save you time on the road. fare is 26 U.S. dollars per person, with a total of about 2,200 km journey.