Hanoi and Northern Vietnam 2017 — Bernd's Perspective

We enjoyed the hustle and bustle of Hanoi as much as the tranquility of the rural north near the Chinese border, August 2017.

street vendor in the old quarter

chatting to ding a local

hanois hoa lo prison where inmates were held under harshest conditions

guillotine

birdcage in our street

dong xuan market

after shopping

hats

street vendor in the old quarter

bernd trying to get medication

ho chi minhs presidential palace

soldier guarding ho chi minhs house

bernd having a rest coconut water at a street cafe

motorbike taxi driver having a nap

very stylish rain poncho

shoe lane

shoe lane

hanoi old quarter

hanoi old quarter

hanoi old quarter

it looked smaller in the shop

woman plucking a chicken in the street

temple

metal workers lane

health and safety are not overly important in vietnam

metal workers lane

jill having street food just outside our house

making the connection waterproof

accident

hanoi old quarter

tin box workers and street vendor

eel porridge

eel restaurant

hanoi opera house

jill posing next to the van which was to become our second home for nearly a week

bernd in ill fitting and unsuitable rain protection

view of the ha giang area

our bedroom during our first homestay

enjoying a bit of vietnamese tv

dinner with the host family at our homestay

four generations lived there little girl and her great grandmother

everything can be transported with a motorbike

butcher at the sunday market in ha giang

delicious sticky bean paste doughnuts

all kinds of blades

incense sticks

pigs

chickens

sunday market

local tribe in their traditionnal dresses

dragon fruit

roadworks

dong van rice terraces

children in the countryside have to work from a very young age

winding road

jill with vista

venomous snake we stumbled across on our hike

our tour guide dom

shy local children

women working in the fields

and doing the laundry

cooking without recipes

goat

enjoying the view

hard working boy gives lazy tourist the evil eye

jill sitting on a terribly uncomfortable chair

theres room for two more

lunch

frogs

butcher in front of our hotel

visiting a tribe

shy children

more shy children

and some not so shy children

surrounded by jungle

having a chat at the water source

jill at a waterfall near ba be lake

on ba be lake

on ba be lake

dead pig floating in the lake

caves near ba be lake