Hanoi - A Visit Back To Where It All Begins

It's been a while since my last post here at my blog. Life really catches up I guess. I took some time off at the early of the year 2011 in the month of January 28th to have a short visit to Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hanoi is located northern side of Ho Chin Minh City and at the right bank of Red River. With ever growing population and majority chinese influence, there's a little bit of everything that you'll get to find in this scenic capital of Vietnam.

We spent about 4 days from 28/1/11 till 31/1/11 in Hanoi witnessing some of the street food, cultural lifestyles and not forgetting the amazing nature and its geographical scenic formations.

We have taken some pretty decent photos and video footage of Hanoi and I will like to take this opportunity to share it here.

The weather is surprisingly cool ranging from 10 deg C to 15 deg C. In general, vietnamese are at 85% of buddhist religion. It's the most crowded and busiest time in Hanoi with most locals buying their food and clothing to celebrate the Lunar New Year quite similar to Malaysia but with way much ambient and celebration. Taking bicycle ride around Tam Coc in Ninh Binh is a lot of fun too. You do see a lot of how the vietnamese people live in their little village like homes.

The food range from spicy hot, sour and sweet are certainly a feast to your senses. There's mutton kindda satay like toast, noodles, kebab vietnamese style and steamboat with some brains!, etc.

As the UNESCO World Heritage, Halong Bay is a-must visit in Hanoi. With over 1,600 islands and islets, there's so much to see and enjoy. Unfortunately, we did not opt for a night stay. It could be a fantastic view witnessing the sunrise and sunset with the backdrop of these marvellous seascapes. It almost feels like going back to nature where it all begins.

P.S - A video blog of Hanoi was uploaded too at Vimeo.com of the link below
http://xrl.us/ahlokeHD