{"id":2937,"date":"2015-03-29T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2015-03-29T21:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T14:38:08","slug":"hanoi-we-arrive-32815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2937","title":{"rendered":"Hanoi, we arrive! 3\/28\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s BISS Spring Break for the next week, and time for us to go to Vietnam. Our flight doesn\u2019t leave until 3:30 pm, so we have lots of time to sleep late and leisurely pack. We leave around 12:45 pm, arriving at the airport at 1:30. We can\u2019t remember when we flew out of this terminal (#2). We usually fly out of Terminal 3, so the check-in procedure is a different. We have to go through a minor security check, just to get to the check-in desk. \u00a0The line isn\u2019t long to get our boarding passes, and the main security line isn\u2019t too bad. It gets slow because the guards are really thorough when they \u201cwand\u201d the people going through.<\/p>\n

The Vietnam Airlines flight leaves close to the scheduled departure. There\u2019s a different \u201cvibe\u201d on this plane. We\u2019ve flown lots of different carriers, and these attendants are less friendly than some of the others. They\u2019re efficient, but fewer smiles. The flight is 3 \u00bd hours long. Arrival in Hanoi is easy and when we get through the short immigration line, our luggage is already out. As we go out to the arrival hall, our guide for Vietnam meets us quickly. He\u2019s friendly and it isn\u2019t long until we\u2019re in our car and headed into Hanoi. The airport is brand new, as is the wide highway going into town.<\/p>\n

2 Video links<\/strong> to our drive into Hanoi. \u00a0Lots and lots of motorbikes. \u00a0Did I say a lot of motorbikes? \u00a0You can hear our guide talking in the background.<\/p>\n

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It’s Saturday night! Really lively!<\/p><\/div>\n

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When we get into the older part of Hanoi where our hotel (Sofitel Metropole) is located, the roads narrow, and motorbikes are swarming everywhere. It\u2019s a fun ride. The hotel is really nice. It was built over 100 years ago, but the renovations they\u2019ve done are great. As we drive up, there are 3-4 heavily armed guards outside, as well as body and luggage scanners as we walk in. There is a big conference in town, and some of the diplomats are staying here.<\/p>\n

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It’s kinda fancy for complimentary water, isn’t it?<\/p><\/div>\n

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