After a combined 20 hours in transit and a stop in hong kong, I've finally arrived in vietnam. Driving along the highway towards hanoi our bus driver rarely hit the brakes, instead opting to blast the horn anytime someone crossed the road, the standard protocol for the entire city. I thought it was pretty funny how in the middle of the rice fields that parallel the highway there are giant billboards right in the middle.
Crossing the roads has already become second nature after the first day. The key is to never stop and hope that the mopeds will judge your speed accurately and maneuver themselves around you. There are traffic lights, but they are almost universally ignored. Right now it's 6 a.m. and I've been up for the past 2 hours, right about when the rest of the city is beginning the day.
I can tell I'm going to have a sick trip....
p.s. the internet at this hotel is shitty so I'll add pictures and videos later
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