It's been a while since we have been able to enjoy playing tourist in Hanoi. In fact since starting the new job at the same time Trev left for work it seems we have been doing the same ol' ritual of work and home. Trev arrived home on Saturday and on Sunday we were off on a day of sight seeing and long brunches.
First stop as Trev had never been there before was KOTO and a walk by the temple of literature, we did the non touristy route via bathroom street to get a longer shower hose, then from breaky it was on to the Military Museum on Dien Bien Phu. We had an interesting look around here and the number of conflicts the Vietnamese have been involved is endless. They had a good display of relics with some English and French scripts to help get the gist of what they were of.
We then jumped across the road to see Lenin. This statue is apparantly the last statue of Lenin in situe, all others have been removed to places various for preservation ie museums.
From Dien Bien Phu we headed in to the old quarter, past St. Joseph's Church and around Hoan Kiem Lake. It was then decided to head home and we decided to continue the walking way we had started and meandered through back streets, getting slightly lost while enjoying the sounds and sights.
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