After our fabulous time in Hoi An we decided to head north a little ways to Da Nang.  We had heard were 35 kilometres of beautiful, sandy beaches just waiting to be enjoyed.  We were both excited and optimistic that the weather would improve and we could take in the sights.

Two days later, cold and ill prepared for the climate change we decided to admit defeat and press on for Hanoi. The downfall of packing light is that we didn’t have any warm clothes. The beaches would have to wait for next time.

The weather report for Hanoi was promising…up until we got there.  It’s cool and overcast as we made our way from the airport to our hotel.  There we were greeted by the friendliest hotel staff we have ever encountered making our dampened spirits a whole lot brighter.

We headed out to explore our surrounding area despite the cold but by evening the mist had rolled in making it impossible to keep warm.  The Sunday market was held a few blocks over from our hotel so on our way out for dinner we cruised by for a look. Lots of interesting things but what caught my eye were jackets hanging up outside a shop. Two jackets for $10.00, can’t go wrong with that! Warm at last we spent the rest of the night walking around enjoying the market and even got in a walk around a misty lake.

The jackets proved a really good buy as it rained for the next few days.  Most of the things we had planned to do would not be the same in the rain so we booked a flight back to Bangkok and 30 degree sunshine.  I know for sure we’ll be heading back to Vietnam, so much more to see and do.