Typical Hanoi street, with motorbikes, a woman...
The military complex that's (surprise!) closed to...
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex
No, it's not McDonald's, and it's as close as we came...
A statue getting a clean-up - or perhaps being finished
Typical statue by a small garden and moto-park
Being nosey: a pleasant private courtyard
The Huc Bridge to Ngoc Son Temple in Hoan Kiem Lake
A woman selling her produce in the...
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Cha Ca: fish, leaves, spring onions, etc. which all...
Shop full of lamps, Buddhas and bowls
Cheap watches and booze for the tourists
...and what booze! The notorious snake wine, which we...
St Joseph's Cathedral, to the west of Hoan Kiem Lake
The tower of Tran Quoc Pagoda (we think), by West Lake
The modest approach to the Pagoda, one of the oldest...
...with a large sign in Chinese (and a ceiling fan) above
Examples of long houses in the museum grounds
An exquisitely carved carrot for lunch
A sign on our hotel window
Thang Long Song Music & Dance Theatre, from our...
The Opera - note the cyclos lined up outside. The...
Stern instruction to Opera patrons
They have an intellectual version of The Archers in...
Minh's Jazz Club: the house band, led by Minh's son...
A quick visit to Dong Xuan Market on our very last...
Some of the goods on sale