Vietnam

Some of my favorite photos and highlights of a recent two week trip to Hanoi...There were many highlights - meeting new colleagues, working with my colleagues that went with me, being surprised by how chill and liveable Hanoi is, great food (no pics here though), a trip to Halong Bay which was ok but the caves were spectacular, and finally attending this show at the Hanoi Opera House which was truly spectacular and so well done. Here's one more link. One last fun highlight was seeing the incredibly long and constantly changing beautifully created mosaic wall that runs along one of Hanoi's main roads for four miles certified as the world's largest/longest mosaic. Vietnamese artists and other organizations have each taken sections and created something really beautiful. See this link and a couple video's here and here. Two weeks in Hanoi definitely gave me an appetite to return again and see much more of this country.

A personalized welcome gift

The view I woke up to each morning - the Hanoi Opera House

Hanoi Opera House and Hilton Hanoi Opera

Hair cut?

Hanoi views

Doing something to an oyster that I'm sure it doesn't appreciate but results in a lovely pearl

So many buses at the Halong Bay Marina

Inside the terminal at Halong Bay

So many boats waiting to take so many Chines tourists out on Halong Bay

We had our own boat to ourselves

Halong Bay was ok, but it was grey, rainy and chilly - the caves that we stopped at on one of the islands however were spectacular and made our day - well worth the visit to see these - and Halong would be much nicer with blue sky and warm weather. 

Final highlight - seeing a show in the Hanoi Opera House

Colleagues and travelling partners

About sums it up...

Duncan