In Hanoi

Hi all,
Hong Kong was awesome. Great tram ride up the largest mountain. Seeing into peoples rooms in High Rises on the way up. Ken, you saw this when you were here, I think. The view from the top was awesome even in the smog. All of Hong Kong surrounded by water so beautiful. We did a market and had our hand at bargaining. That was fun just trying to see how far we could go. Buddah temple where of course we lit insence and burned paper money. All meaning good health, happiness and wealth. With chinese superstitions we should be millionaires by the time we get home. LOL We visited a fine jewellery manifacturer where of course they tried to make sales with us. Gorgeous stuff. Dick is very proud of me. I didn't take the bait. We ate out in chinese style and had a tour of the city.
We are now in Hanoi and man thought we were putting our lives in our drivers hands. Bikes and motor bikes everywhere, no lights they just go. It's unreal. We would not attempt even to ride and walking is just as dangerous. Wish I had a movie camera just to show our grandchildren. They would get a hoot out of it all. We are leaving for Halong Bay tomorrow and going on a two day one night cruise. Out to see the islands and the coasts etc. Looking forward to that. We then come back and take a train down to DaNang and arrive there the next day. We will stay probably in Hoi An by the sea and go on tours etc. We won't be in touch for about 3 - 4 days while we complete the above. Will update when we are in Hoi An and tell you about all our wonderful experiences. By the way for Shelley's info. They eat dog here. We saw one roasting on the way in from the airport. That was a tough one, not to be mentioned again. Shelley will kill me for mentioning it. Time to sign off. Love to all and hope you are not getting to soaked with rain. So we've heard. Hot and humid here. Our hotel is great and we are being treated very well. Lovely people. Bye for now. The asian adventurers. LOL xo