WOOHOOO~!

Ever since the week we're going to Hanoi, I lost track of day and date. Especially after we came back because it's xmas week and ending of 2012. With the PHs, weekends were like weekdays, vice versa.

Hanoi trip was really great. It had been long since I traveled with friends. It's either with Hengky or family. Hence, this trip was different in the first place yet filled with many more new experiences.

Hengky, Shilei and I were kinda like tourists with Simin and her friend, Linda, as our tour guides, bringing us around and telling us the history and what the locals do (They did SEA studies and chose Vietnam for attachment). We behaved like the locals when we crossed the roads and ate plenty streets food. We behaved like tourists when we went to museums and must-try restaurants.




The weather was great especially for people like us who live in 'summer-always' climate. Hanoi has 4 seasons but certainly we didnt get to see snow. It's 14-20 degree. The temperature is not always consistent hence some time we wore too much and yet some time too little that uncles on the streets were mumbling that we should dress more.

And come to think of it, we actually met new people everyday. We met with Linda on day 1 as she's here for 3 weeks to do her honors' research. She's Singaporean but from Indonesia. Day 2 we went home visit and street side tea drinking with their local friend and another Taiwanese guy who is doing PhD over there. Day 3 and 4 we were at Halong Bay and majority are Caucasian (Americans, Germans, Australians, French and English). We chatted alot because there's no other entertainment on board. Lastly, day 5 we met 3 Koreans and another Taiwanese and more Vietnamese. They would bring any friends along whenever there's a gathering hahah.

Other than meeting new people always, we were eating non-stop. We ate up to 7 meals on day 5! Excluding streets food. I didnt know we could eat so much good food hahaha




Now I kinda reluctant to travel without a tour guide friend :(