Hanoi

I made it to Hanoi after a quick stopover in Singapore. I had one afternoon to explore the tiny city/state/nation and it rained. I motivated myself to take a short boat tour, but otherwise I hungout, read, and watched the world go by. Its been a bit of a struggle to come back to reality after quickly getting used to beach time.

Hanoi, in the north of Vietnam, is much different than Ho Chi Minh in the south. It is noticably smaller and more wealthy, but lacking the good street food I loved about Ho Chi Minh. I'm missing pork buns and bahn mi sandwiches!

After spending one day in Hanoi, and wandering around the city, I headed out of the city on a tour of Halong Bay. The bay, arguably one of the most beautiful places in the world, is filled with thousands of limestone islands. We stayed overnight on a boat and even got to kayak for about an hour in the bay! The day trip was simply incredible.

I'm off to Ho Chi Minh (again) tonight to spend my last few days there before heading stateside. I can't believe my summer is already almost over -- I'm at the same time excited to see everyone and dreading leaving!