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Having spent the first part of my month in Vietnam at Hanoi and then visiting the south of Vietnam, I returned back to Hanoi on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas and New Years with my brother. Hanoi was by now quite cold relative to other parts of my trip. In fact the coldest so far by a long way, the average high around 14-18C whereas most days of my trip have been 25C+. I was also confident enough to ride around regularly on the Honda Win100 although still quite slow compared to Al. After New Years I went to see the World Heritage site, Halong Bay and see my brother teaching before flying back to Hong Kong.
Cycling to Gdog’s – Vietnam (Part 2)
Al and Ruby
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I decided to leave the bicycle in storage in China while going to Vietnam as a respite from cycling. I would also be spending Christmas and New Years there, so wouldn’t have a chance to cycle much. Flying to Hanoi wasn’t the cheapest option but the alternate option of doing a 22 hour bus ride (with Chinese size sleeper berths) was beyond me. I had already clocked up over 30 hours. Getting there turned out to be something of a nightmare. Upon leaving China, Jingwen (who was coming to spend Christmas with my brother and I) was stopped and not allowed to depart. Feeling awful in my decision, I left her standing at immigration and still took the flight. I felt bad as it wasn’t the most pleasant experience for her first trip out of China. It took her an additional week to get everything fixed and purchase another flight before she made it to Hanoi.
Cycling to Gdog’s – Vietnam (Part 1)
Hanoi sunset by West Lake