3rd March - Hanoi We arrive back in Hanoi at like 5am and decide to go for a walk around the lake to see the local people doing Tai Chi, it's pitch black and cold and nowhere is open, yet there are loads of people, young and old out doing exercise around the lake, it's mad! Some of them are taking part in exercise classes, some are just running or power walking, no wonder there are hardly any fat people here. We wait for a while at the hotel then head out for s...

We wake up well rested after our first night in Hanoi, and awake to the tranquil sound of beep beep! After a more traditional breakfast (noodles and spring rolls) we head out into the city. I think there is probably one rule here and that is that the bikes have right of way everywhere, on the road, pavement and markets! The traffic is crazy, me and Maggie just have to chance it and walk slowly out into the road and then the bikes literally just swerve around you,...