2024 - Vietnam by e-Bike

18-27 deg C, a little windy so it was cooler today, especially around the lake Walk: 12km (G); 6km (W) We slept in a bit this morning which was a nice change. After a hearty breakfast, we retreated to our room to clean a few items and do an interim pack. It was then off to the Hanoi Opera House for a visit.  Unfortunately, not much of it can be seen as they are setting up for a youth concert/festival on 24 Nov. We walked around the side and back and took a few photos, but the most interesting sight was two tortoises that were wandering the back street, together with a dog and their owner. The funny little dog was sort of playing with the tortoises!  We wandered some more and found a few other things to photograph before bumping into Glen and Carmel. We all sat on the edge of the lake for about 10 minutes before making our way to Maccas for a pre-arranged mornos meet. The coffee was good, as was the banana muffin Wendy had. Glen and Carmel then took us to see The Note Coffee bu...

19-28 deg C, an even milder day than yesterday Walk: 7.5km We started the day with coffee in the room using one of the 3-in-1 sachets we have saved; not the best coffee, but is OK when you have nothing else. Breakfast was had with the gang, before heading off at 9am for the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Most of the really early art is quite dark and morbid, with the pottery and figurines making up for the lack of colour. The Contemporary Art section was more colourful. Greg left us early as he is still not feeling 100%, but did well to get out of bed and see most of the displays. Wendy had coffee at Lé Art with the others before heading home. She accompanied Sue to the shopping mall, Myers/DJs/Westfield equivalent then to the bakery for some Portuguese tarts for lunch. Back in the room, Wendy ate hers while Greg slept. She then downloaded and sorted photos, and caught up on some other travel admin. After Greg woke, he had his 'lunch' then went for a walk to the Old Quarter. We met ...