Vietnam Trip - Day 1

Hanoi, The Capital city of Vietnam, is the first city I visited during my Vietnam Trip.

Ho Chih Minh was the great Vietnamese leader who contributed to the Independent of Vietnam.

People of Vietnam are very respecting Ho Chih Minh. They build a Mausoleum to keep Ho Chih Minh body and allowing public to visit the body.

You can imagine how their respect toward Ho Chih Minh when the security at the Mausoleum is more stricter than at the airport.

After visit the Mausoleum of Ho Chih Minh, we then walk around at the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Hanoi's Old Quater or some people called it 36 street is the oldest continuously developed area of Vietnam.

You can find a lot of souvenir in Old Quater especially in Dong Xuan market which is the largest market in Hanoi. You can get a very cheap price here if you know how to bargain with the seller.

One thing I like about Vietnam is the Beer. Beer is very cheap here compare to Malaysia. Tiger Beer is only 9000VND which less than RM 2.00. I sure I will become a alcoholic if I stay any longer here.

Vietnamese like to have their meal at the street sides. Foreigner like me will think this is not hygiene but for Vietnamese, this is just a routine.

After a cyclo tour around Old Quarter, we then watch the water puppet show. Water puppet show is one of the traditional art performance of Vietnam.

After a long tired day walking around Hanoi, we spent our night in a train heading to Lao Cai. The first day at Vietnam really tired and we doesn't have the chance to get shower.