The old capital of North Vietnam is Saigon with trees. We spent four days around the city. http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090477/127026877_upHuL-Ti.jpg http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/gallery/2403020_j4zWh/ 2007-02-01T16:16:05Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Street sellers are everywhere. And the conical hats are ubiquitous too.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026877_upHuL" title="Street sellers are everywhere. And the conical hats are ubiquitous too."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090477/127026877_upHuL-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Street sellers are everywhere. And the conical hats are ubiquitous too." title="Street sellers are everywhere. And the conical hats are ubiquitous too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:43:39Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090477/127026877_upHuL-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 12:06:04 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Being tree-lined, it tends to have more atmosphere and be more popular with tourists.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026823_gdVmK" title="Being tree-lined, it tends to have more atmosphere and be more popular with tourists."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090470/127026823_gdVmK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Being tree-lined, it tends to have more atmosphere and be more popular with tourists." title="Being tree-lined, it tends to have more atmosphere and be more popular with tourists." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:26:23Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090470/127026823_gdVmK-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 12:02:54 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />A typical street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi complete with tourists.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026697_dbRq7" title="A typical street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi complete with tourists."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090468/127026697_dbRq7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A typical street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi complete with tourists." title="A typical street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi complete with tourists." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:14:19Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090468/127026697_dbRq7-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 12:02:05 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a> </p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026532_grGmb" title="John & Sheena's photo"><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090466/127026532_grGmb-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="John & Sheena's photo" title="John & Sheena's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:31:49Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090466/127026532_grGmb-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 11:09:01 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />The star fruit was really abundant and amazingly geometric.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026467_r6xHN" title="The star fruit was really abundant and amazingly geometric."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090465/127026467_r6xHN-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The star fruit was really abundant and amazingly geometric." title="The star fruit was really abundant and amazingly geometric." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:38:23Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090465/127026467_r6xHN-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 11:08:38 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Star fruit growing on the tree a lakeside cafe we went to.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026346_iCMfi" title="Star fruit growing on the tree a lakeside cafe we went to."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090463/127026346_iCMfi-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Star fruit growing on the tree a lakeside cafe we went to." title="Star fruit growing on the tree a lakeside cafe we went to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:41:24Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090463/127026346_iCMfi-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 11:06:54 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Sheena takes a break from the streets on our final morning to write a couple of postcards and use up the last of our Vietnam stamps.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027369_RXLEG" title="Sheena takes a break from the streets on our final morning to write a couple of postcards and use up the last of our Vietnam stamps."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090462/127027369_RXLEG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Sheena takes a break from the streets on our final morning to write a couple of postcards and use up the last of our Vietnam stamps." title="Sheena takes a break from the streets on our final morning to write a couple of postcards and use up the last of our Vietnam stamps." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T06:26:07Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090462/127027369_RXLEG-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 10:50:28 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />How lazy can you be!!!</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027321_JAxLr" title="How lazy can you be!!!"><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090425/127027321_JAxLr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="How lazy can you be!!!" title="How lazy can you be!!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:27:04Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090425/127027321_JAxLr-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 10:34:26 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Whole familes get on these things.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027274_2FyD5" title="Whole familes get on these things."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090418/127027274_2FyD5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Whole familes get on these things." title="Whole familes get on these things." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:32:46Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090418/127027274_2FyD5-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 10:32:50 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />The city, in fact the whole country, lives, eats, works, and dies on motorbikes.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027204_QdWyK" title="The city, in fact the whole country, lives, eats, works, and dies on motorbikes."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090417/127027204_QdWyK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The city, in fact the whole country, lives, eats, works, and dies on motorbikes." title="The city, in fact the whole country, lives, eats, works, and dies on motorbikes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:53:32Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090417/127027204_QdWyK-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 10:32:10 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Ladies by the lakeside.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027153_d5vj3" title="Ladies by the lakeside."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090405/127027153_d5vj3-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Ladies by the lakeside." title="Ladies by the lakeside." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:42:51Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090405/127027153_d5vj3-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 10:27:53 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Sheena is comforted by the crusty Internet cafe cat who curled up on her lap. She'd just heard of her grandmother's passing...</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#125929544_hXxVu" title="Sheena is comforted by the crusty Internet cafe cat who curled up on her lap. She'd just heard of her grandmother's passing..."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090403/125929544_hXxVu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Sheena is comforted by the crusty Internet cafe cat who curled up on her lap. She'd just heard of her grandmother's passing..." title="Sheena is comforted by the crusty Internet cafe cat who curled up on her lap. She'd just heard of her grandmother's passing..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-07T18:11:29Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090403/125929544_hXxVu-Th.jpg 2006-12-30 21:38:31 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Copper rubber or stone ladies, take your pick.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127027052_EaZbC" title="Copper rubber or stone ladies, take your pick."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090276/127027052_EaZbC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Copper rubber or stone ladies, take your pick." title="Copper rubber or stone ladies, take your pick." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:08:24Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090276/127027052_EaZbC-Th.jpg 2006-12-30 08:08:17 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />In the centre of town there's a lake. the centre of a lake is a thing that is lit at night. Don't know what it is.</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026992_STboD" title="In the centre of town there's a lake. the centre of a lake is a thing that is lit at night. Don't know what it is."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090099/127026992_STboD-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="In the centre of town there's a lake. the centre of a lake is a thing that is lit at night. Don't know what it is." title="In the centre of town there's a lake. the centre of a lake is a thing that is lit at night. Don't know what it is." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:49:46Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090099/127026992_STboD-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 22:04:08 <p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com">John & Sheena</a><br />Spoiled for choice here... and yet we came away empty handed... hmmm...</p><p><a href="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/2403020_j4zWh#127026940_PJ687" title="Spoiled for choice here... and yet we came away empty handed... hmmm..."><img src="http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090092/127026940_PJ687-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Spoiled for choice here... and yet we came away empty handed... hmmm..." title="Spoiled for choice here... and yet we came away empty handed... hmmm..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:45:53Z John & Sheena http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com http://johnandsheena.smugmug.com/Vietnam/Hanoi/P1090092/127026940_PJ687-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 17:57:51