Hanoi Pictures

First, the traffic. If you recall my previous description, you'll remember that it bears more than a passing resemblance to slightly organised chaos. Much like meal times at D&S's?

This first picture shows the density quite well. This is a street not far from the hotel.



And this was the view from a coffee shop where we stopped to escape some of the heat. You can see an elderly gentleman walking across the road. He's the one right in front of an oncoming car, and who looks like the bike has just narrowly missed him... In the front of the picture are the ladies selling cut pineapple, bananas, etc.


The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. This is taken looking across an enormous grassed area, with guards all around who blow their whistles if anyone tries to walk across (a few tourists attempted to cross and were loudly discouraged from continuing).



A sign at the HCM Mausoleum. Please remember to check in your guns and bombs, and then pick them up again when you leave.



A picture of the One-Pillar Pagoda that is next to the HCM Mausoleum. Not quite sure why it is meant to be so special, as it's really just a concrete pillar with a box on top.


The Opera House in the middle of the city. There are lots of buildings in the same style - this is just one of the most well-looked-after.