Vietnam IV: Hanoi & Ha Long Bay

It took well over a year into my trip to reach Vietnam. I believe I stated in a previous entry that Vietnam is the Asia I envisioned when leaving home. This trend began with the canals in the Mekong Delta and continued though out the country. As a traveler Hanoi has to rank as one of the very best cities to visit in SE Asia. After having already been to more than a dozen major Asian cities, Hanoi is what I had been anticipating from the start, but never found.