Good Morning Vietnaaaaaaammmmmm!  Trip Start Sep 09, 2011 Trip
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Backpackers Hostel  Flag of Vietnam  , Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Driving from the airport to Hanoi... was INSANE. Literally
insane. Cars and motorbikes converging from everywhere, turning
wherever they wanted, and filling every available space. It was
worse than China by a long stretch, and that is saying
something! It was a miracle we made it there alive.  Hanoi is
the capital city of 'nam, but it's not actually the biggest (Hi
Chi Minh has this honour!) ... I would wager that it is the
busiest though, as it is crazy busy with traffic. Apparently
there are 7 million people in Hanoi... and 6 million
motorbikes... If you want to cross the road here you just sort
of have to walk out, and the motorbikes drive around you.  We
are staying in the old quarter, which is the busiest part with
the narrowest roads. Splendid. It's actually very