We have driven to the market at Bac Ha, frequented by the Flower Hmong. The market was colorful and all manner of goods were for sale including all sorts of things with two, four, six, and eight legs. We purchased a couple of trinkets and then made our way back to Lao Cai, had dinner, and then took our overnight train back to Hanoi.
We arrived in Hanoi at about 4:30 a.m. and after checking into a hotel for a few hours, we had breakfast and then went on a tricycle rickshaw ride through the old part of the city of Hanoi. We walked through some of the streets, had dinner, and flew to Hue where, I am happy to say, the weather is much more pleasant. It was about 73 degrees Fahrenheit when we arrived at about 8:30 this evening. Summer clothes–here I come!
