Bikes Rental & Last Evening in Hanoi

This morning we took the opportunity to enjoy some “ European” Breakfast one last time for a while and got Croissants at a local bakery - almost as good as Paris. Then we made our way to Zip Bike Rental to get ourselves some bikes for the next part of the trip to the North. A big boy bike for Jeroen and a semi automatic bike for Charly. First time trying out the bike for Charly was a bit scary and overwhelming with the traffic, but made it home safely. Charly’s bike did run out of fuel in the middle of the road which was a bit stressful but a kind Vietnamese man helped to get it to the next fuel station. Very sweaty and exhausted we did a stop at home to enjoy the AC and a cold water. Then we were on our way into the Centre for Dinner. We had some Bahn Xeo, a version of pancakes that are rolled into rice paper - very yummy. After we enjoyed some ice cream while walking around the Hoa Kiem lake. There seems to be a festival starting tonight / tomorrow in association with the UK so the roads were closed. The intersection is very famous for being being very busy so it was surreal to just walk in the street. There were some music performances and rehearsals as well as a food market - Charly was brave and tried some fresh Durian: tastes better than it smells. Now we are enjoying a great view from a sky bar. Tomorrow we will leave before lunch to drive in the direction of Sa Pa in the North.Read more