The flights, arrival, & first 60 hours in Viet Nam!

This is a trip that in some ways has been 21 years in the making for me. Extremely excited and grateful to finally be here! All of these images are on the way to (montage 1), or from my first 60 hours in HaNoi (click on photos to see larger view).

 

Largely I wish to let the photos speak for themselves.. but must point out some of the Aleutian Islands (center left), an amazing Platt Park beanie (bottom left), Mt. Fuji at dusk, behind the plane (bottom center), and a Chinese city at night on the last of the three flights (bottom right).

Arrival, and spent most of the first day with a great new friend and fellow early-to-arrive PeaceTrees Vietnam Citizen Diplomacy traveler..

First run, around historic Lake Hoàn Kiếm, and towards Tay Lake, aka West Lake 

Military History Museum and National Fine Arts Museum

Stunning ancient sculpture and modern paintings, at the National Museum of Fine Arts

Run 2, around parts of Tay Lake / West Lake

at the tremendous Vietnamese Women's Museum

Vietnamese Women's Museum, spending time with an amazing new friend and his family, and views from the rooftop of my hotel, including a view of Lake Hoàn Kiếm.