TRAVEL | ninh binh

These were taken towards the end of the trip. Only backstory for photos is that I was crazy sick this day--high fever, runny nose...the whole shebang.

Ninh Binh was actually quite lovely--and only a short 2 hour train ride from Hanoi. Unfortunately I was bed-ridden for the first half of the day. While I was recovering in bed, Roman rented a motorbike and explored the town first. He came back later in the afternoon, and since I felt better, whisked me off on a short bike ride.

TRAVEL | vietnam in december

Roman and I visited Vietnam back in December for two weeks. I've never traveled without planning ahead of time so it was a nice change of pace to let some one else handle it the whole time. In the end I ended up leaving the camera home most of the time (I didn't even take many photos with my phone) so here's only a few shots from third day before I stashed all tech away.

TRAVEL | street life hanoi

Busy life in Hanoi.
Hong Kong seems so quiet in comparison

TRAVEL | hanoi

Last week SCAD took my class on a whirlwind trip to Hanoi to do research. The trip was short-lived but we all managed to fit a lot activities in those two days. The school sorted our accommodation and placed us in what is probably the best neighbourhood in town. We were in the heart of the city and basically within walking distance of a lot of attractions and landmarks.

We stayed at Centre Point Hanoi, and at breakfast we had the most brilliant view of the old quarter and the lake.

I'm prepared to go back for round two in December to get a better feel of the city, the culture/history, and most importantly, the food. I'm just glad I didn't leave this time without trying some of that world-famous vietnamese coffee. Mo and I only managed to go visit two cafes, but the coffee with condensed milk at { Hanoi House Cafe } was steller.