We are in VIETNAM!

Today was such a hectic day. We woke up at 3am in KL, to leave at 4am to the airport to catch a 6:15am flight to Hanoi, Vietnam. The flight was pretty good, we were travelling via Air Asia, there were a lot of Vietnamese people heading home. Pretty cool :D

So, we arrived I-don't-know-what-time in the morning and was picked up by a hotel staff and taken to the hotel, which was around 50 minutes away from the airport. First thing we noticed about Vietnam was that the drivers sit on the right hand side of the road!!! like USA.  ZOMG, it was really interesting ahahah! And also, Vietnam seemed like a mixture of Thailand and China. Pretty cool :D

Driver sitting on the left-hand side of the car.

TEEHEE, my camera sucks, but if you noticed there are pigs having a smoggy ride on a bike :D

The houses we passed were really different to the ones in Malaysia and Australia. They were 3-6 storey buildings that were very slim and long, as in long moving towards the back. There were some really really pretty ones and some that were quite ancient.

They are so coool!! I think imma like Vietnam ;D

So, after checking in to our hotel, which was only 45USD/night --> Fairly cheap. We had a 2 hour nap and headed out for lunch.. so it would have been around.. 12-1pm. We walked around the corner and found this Vietnamese shop with some locals. lol! They served grilled vietnamese meat, Viet vermicelli, soup and salad. IT WAS AMAZE! lol, but we were cheated -.-" we paid 110,000 dong which was around 5 USD  and if we convert it to Malaysian ringgit, it would be RM15!!! HMMM.. we don't know if we got cheated just cos we CLEARLY looked like tourists. However, after asking the staff at the hotel, they say 1 meal would cost around 35,000 dong, which is approximately what we paid per person :D.. so I guess it was good :D

After lunch, we walked around the streets and Hoan Kiem Lake which was located only a 1 minute walk away from the hotel.

We had no idea what this was, but we did the touristy thing and took a picture with it :D

The roads were filled with traffic, so crossing the road was such a challenge. We read an 'introduction' book prepared by the hotel staff and one of the 'tips' given was when crossing the road, we should stand behind the locals and cross with them in a group while holding hands. lol! So, the man below in the next picture was our 'guide' while crossing the road in the above picture EHEHHE Thank You God for him :D

This was at the entrance of some building that was part of the lake. I found 1000 dong :D YAYERH! free $$$

My parents :D

Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi Old Quater.

Along the lake we saw TONNNES of couples taking wedding photos. Okay, not exaggerating.. I think we saw about a minimum of 10 couples taking photos.

This was one of the couples :D

we kept on walking and we kept on running into things to eat :D

Here are some pictures.

Pomelo for 10,000 dong, 0.50 USD

Viet cold desert  for 15,000 dong, less than 1 USD. If i'm not mistaken.. the white liquid stuff is a mixture of yoghurt and coconut milk. IT WAS SUPER YUM! Mum ordered another bowl :D TEEHEE

Us eating amongst the locals and a couple of tourists.

At a cafe next to the lake.

Dad and his pineapple turnover. Man, Vietnamese pastry is so yum!

Parents discussing our itinerary for the week :)

One of the busy streets.

We bought some Vietnamese 'kuih' or little cakes. It was 10 pieces for 15,000 dong ( less than 1 USD) I think..

We really liked the food!

If I counted the amount of times we ate today within 3 hours it would have been FIVE times! LOOOL! This trip is pretty fun :D