10-26 (Thursday) Hanoi

We had a buffet breakfast at the hotel because it was included with the room.
We went to the bank so Joyce could cash some checks. It was a brand new bank next to where Dinki and I withdrew millions last year. Our bank was still next door. We walked down to the supermarket and bought a few items. We shopped in a few upscale places and a few stalls as we walked back to the hotel.

We had planned to eat lunch at the Bistro but it is no longer there. We found a nice restaurant right on Hoan Kiem Lake, the lake closest to our hotel. We had a great meal but it was too much food.

We walked down one of the many drags. Joyce found a beautiful store with a box of things on sale for $5. She bought several things and got great deals especially a jacket for $5. We walked on and went into Dinki’s favorite silk shop, Khaisilk. Joyce bought several things there.
WE went back to the hotel to rest because it was so hot. I felt really weird when I got up. I was off balance. We decided to go to a travel agency and get our train tickets for Saigon. We will take the night train on Saturday. We walked down to Fanny’s and I had another ice cream. We did internet but the computer were awful. It was hard to send, they crashed and it was a big mess. We have found very few Internet Cafes and all that we have tried have been terrible.