{"id":1217,"date":"2023-10-26T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahanderictraveltheworld.com\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2024-12-09T23:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T23:53:22","slug":"frogger-in-hanoi-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarahanderictraveltheworld.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/26\/frogger-in-hanoi-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Frogger in Hanoi, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sometimes dodging traffic felt like the classic video game Frogger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We woke up and packed our stuff to check out. We left ourselves a little time to enjoy a quick breakfast back at the brunch restaurant we enjoyed the other day (and Sarah felt much better this time), and then it was off to the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We loved this \u201ceatery and artistry\u201d restaurant A-22.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was a bit of a line at the check in desk, but we still made check-in on time. A girl (who was having issues because she forgot one of her passports, and she didn\u2019t have the right visas) jumped in front of us, but we figured she was having a worse day than we were. So we let her go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight itself was pretty short, and we applied for our visa when we got in. It only took about 30 minutes to get approved, and we finally made it to Vietnam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third time\u2019s the charm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eric insisted that we take the bus (it\u2019s a great way to experience culture!) so we hopped on and sat down. Unfortunately, it filled up pretty fast, so Eric ended up giving his seat to an older lady (Sarah had no sympathy: \u201cthat\u2019s part of taking the bus\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It took about 2.5 hours to get to downtown via the bus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It took a while in traffic, but we eventually made it to the old quarter area and walked to our hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got our first taste of real Hanoi traffic, with motorbikes and tuktuks racing in every direction, barely grazing past as we walked (there are no sidewalks). As our guides later told us, the trick is just to walk at a constant speed to cross roads, and they\u2019ll work their way around you. They don\u2019t even obey traffic lights or anything. It\u2019s true chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n