To start the day we thought to pay „Uncle Ho“ a visit. Closed for the day.

The original idea was to rent bicycles from „The Hanoi Bicycle Collective“  cycle around the lake (17 km) but when we got to the part of the lake where their office was supposed to be we a) didn’t find the location and b) found the area not too appealing. The „let’s just walk a few meters and see what we’ll find“ turned into a really nice 20k stroll during which we saw everything: people swimming in the lake, men fishing, lots of rubbish and beautiful colonial villas.
Maybe I should mention that I found the one place in Hanoi where you can buy a decent cigar for less than an average person’s monthly salary…