Hanoi - then there was rush hour, which goes all day......and then it rained

To help you understand the roads of Hanoi at rush hour think of how many motorcycles you see on the road versus how many cars and trucks you see...............then reverse it. This is a motorbike world - if you don't have one you probably don't live here. The few stray non-bikes on the road were taxis, vans and trucks - and of course bicycles.

The roads are thick. Now picture a large multi-lane intersection with cars going in all directions all ways. Then picture the light changing, and nobody caring so you have everything moving in both directions and then going left and right at the same time as well in 4 directions. And we got to the meeting early - go figure.

And like all proper women of the world - appropriate heels look good when you rideyour motorbike. And as near as I could tell it was 6 pigs tied to one coming into town - but could have been more. Of course they were alive.

And then later it rained - same experience only with ponchos.