Day 18

The first full day in Hanoi was great. Tyler and I went for breakfast, then met up with Marianne for some shopping. We also went to the spa! Marianne and I got pedicures and our eye brows waxed for less than $10! It was great. My feet were really in need of some attention after all the walking I’ve done on the trip so far! Afterwards, we went for lunch (excellent pho), a movie, and dinner. The food has been great. The weather, on the other hand, has been hot. It isn’t as hot as it was a couple days ago (from what I hear and saw on weather.com), but it’s hot for me! It’s just so unbelievably humid.

Marianne and Tyler use a motorbike to get around Hanoi – along with everyone else in the city! Since I’m visiting, they rented another. It’s one thing to walk on the side of the road and see the chaos, but it’s another to be sitting on the back in the thick of it. Eventually I’ll work up the courage to take a video to post, but for now I just hang on and flinch a lot as motorbikes barely miss my legs.