Before leaving Hanoi we strolled along the lake paths on our way to pick up laundry. We were surprised by streets with No Traffic – closed for pedestrians on weekends. Kids motor cars were for rent and we were stopped twice by people wanting to practice their English or interview tourists (in English).
We checked out of the L’opera M Gallery Hotel, had a light lunch and took at cab to the Hanoi Railroad station and were able to sort out when to board and which train to take in plenty of time in spite of the language challenges. About 2 hours later we arrived in Nihn Bihn and took a taxi to our guest house/hotel which turned out to be in the town of Tam Coc instead of Nihn Bihn – but it didn’t matter.
Our lodging is at the end of a narrow town road with views of mountains, a river and rice fields (not yet planted at this time of year). Quite beautiful!
We walked about a kilometer to a open air Vietnamese restaurant and enjoyed Pho dinners as well as the company of an interesting young women who works remotely for a company in Bangalore and travels where she wants- a digital nomad. This month she is enjoying various locations in Vietnam.
Tomorrow we plan to visit a few local sites…
2023 Travels of Pat and Dirk in Vietnam and other S.E. Asia countries 
Beautiful scenery! It looks like you will be doing a lot of vertical hiking! How are the insects?
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