Vietnam - Crazy motorbikes, street food, polution, and lovely people!

Tonight I am leaving to Cambodia but have a few minutes to post some updates the blog. We are taking the overnight bus from Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap, and in a good case scenario it will only take us 12 hours.

Our trip began in Hong Kong and from there we took a plane to Hanoi, the flight was only 1.5 hours. We flew Vietnamese Airlines and even got some food ( so used to budget airlines already). We were not very happy to find Hanoi rainy and not very warm, but as we say in Russia the nature does not have bad weather:) and we should just enjoy what we get. The first day we just went around the city and checked out the old quarter and the french quarter. The city is very busy with thousands of motorcycles which makes it very hard to cross the street.  We stayed in the Hanoi Back Packers Hostel and met really nice people from different countries. But I should say that this trip is dominated by English and Australians that were all over Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. The first night we went to get some street food and it was delicious. We had no idea what we ordered because no one speaks English. The food was quiet cheap only 3$ for a good meal. I really hope I did not eat any dog while I was here, it would be devastating if I did. Hanoi is a nice city but not the best I have seen in Asia so far, I think the weather also played its role (even though I tried to ignore it). The first night we met a few British guys that stayed in our room so we just joined them for a tour around the lake district in Hanoi. The first night we also went to a bar with many backpackers and Justin Bieber in the background. I cant believe that they play his music everywhere, I even took a video of people enjoying his "Baby Please" and dancing like it is the best song in the world.
Here is just a short story about Hanoi but I will try to find more time to write, and pictures to follow.
Alona