Now, back to the trip. After Indonesia, we headed home with Rachel to Saigon. We spent 3 days there before heading up to Hanoi. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh really are very similiar places...both big cities crammed with people and motorbikes. Hanoi has a little more character, as there is more French influenced architecture around the city and the streets are a lot smaller and quaint than the big boulevards of Saigon. But having my sister as our tour guide in Saigon, definitely made for a more memorable experience (post on Saigon coming soon).
Streets of Hanoi...
Opera House in Hanoi...
After Hanoi, we headed over to Halong Bay for a 3 day cruise. We didn't have the best of weather, but met some amazing people, kayaked and ate a lot of great food. Halong Bay's limestone cliffs weren't too bad of a view either. 
Our "junk", Oriental Sails
After Halong Bay, we headed down to Hoi An, quite possibly my favorite city in all of Southeast Asia. It's too good of a place to put in a paragraph, so look for a post some time next week.
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