Our trip started with a couple of days in Hanoi, which proved to be a brilliant and very interesting city. We'd never seen anything like the Moped Mayhem here!

The Mausoleum and Home of Ho Chi Minh - he lived quite humbly, but is remembered at great expense!

The One Pillar Pagoda is regarded as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples. The temple is built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25 m in diameter, and is designed to resemble a lotus blossom.

A major Hanoi tourist attraction, Quan Thanh Pagoda is one of the Four Sacred Temples that were built in four directions to protect the capital from malevolent spirits. Quán Thánh protects from the North.

The Trấn Quốc Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, and is located on a small island near the southeastern shore of Hanoi's West Lake.

Vietnam's Museum of Ethnology is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups.

A Pedicab Ride in Hanoi - They sure know how to pressure you for money! We wouldn't do this again.

We went to a Water Puppetry show to escape the heat for a bit, but it was largely incomprehensible, we had no idea what it all meant!

We made a road-trip to a village called Mai Chau. It urned out to be fascinating, showing us the Vietnamese people at work and life. The volume and variety of traffic on the road was just amazing.

Mai Châu is a mountainous region located in Hòa Bình Province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi. We visited the tiny village of Mai Chau and shared a mid-day meal with friendly locals.

The road back from Mai Chau was every bit as chaotic as the way there!

The trip to the Halong Bay took us through numerous Vietnamese villages, and into the North.

We spent a couple of nights on a Junk in Halong Bay - and wished it had been longer!

A really interesting overnight train trip from Hanoi took us into the spectacular Sa Pa Hills for a complete change of pace and scenery.

After returning to Hanoi, a day trip took us first to the Ngo Quyen Temple, which has remained untouched over centuries.

Duong Lam is a village which remains firmly in the past, showing how previous generations of Vietnamese lived.

A 2 day trip into Cambodia allowed to to visit another wonder of the world - Angkor Wat!"

Tonle Sap has a whole community which lives on the water all their lives! Very friendly folk, the kids are trained in sales from babies.

Saigon City proved less interesting than Hanoi, and American influence was strong.

The Cu Chi Tunnels were an amazing and humbling experience, at times making it feel like we'd stepped back into the war of the 1960's

The Presidential Palace was amazing, lots of memorabilia and history within.

Lots of propaganda and beggars. Not a place we'd wish to return to.

A beautiful, peaceful cathedral in the heart of Saigon.

Fantastic architecture of lots of interesting history and facts.

We spent a day on the Mekong, seeing cottage industries and sights. Don't let the canoe guys con you into doing all the paddling!

Great shopping here, so the girls said!. I've never seen traffic move so slowly.

Lots of historical stuff, including a Pirate Past!

One of our favourite spots found on the whole trip. Fantastic food!

The home of the finest Pewter in the World (so the guide said!).