Sunday, April 5, 2009

First Glimpses of Hanoi

What a city!  I've seen many similar scenes from others' blogs, but pictures just don't do justice to the real experience. Here are some sights from our 3-hour walk this morning, including the Sofitel Metropole, Hoan Kiem Lake, and the Old Quarter:

















4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is the orphanage in that part of the city?

We had a lot of fun looking at the pages I printed out yesterday at Hank's birthday party...everybody extends their best wishes...I'll give you a Dad-esque head count: us, the boys, Dad, Louise, Tina, Rob, Garrett, Gillian, Puss, Ella, Nona, Earl & Beth...

Dawn said...

Looks amazing!!!
When is your G&R?

mrianne said...

Beautiful pictures. When do you get Bizou...Mon, tues wed

love you guys so much

marianne and mike

Moe said...

...ancient spirituality, stark grandeur, yet a sense of renaissance is evident...