Hanoi - Lizz And I

Day Two in Hanoi: Pagodas, History, and a Train Rush

portal of The Temple of Literature in Hanoi

After a deep, much-needed sleep, our second day in Hanoi started even earlier than the first—we woke up at 5 am, and Andi’s first words were, “I’m hungry!” Typical. Luckily, Hanoi never really sleeps, and neither do its food stalls. We wandered into the early morning stillness and found a tiny spot serving up a …

by Lizz and Andi

Lizz taking a rest at a cafe, Hanoi's busy traffic in the background

Our journey to Hanoi was a true test of endurance. We arrived at 12:45 a.m., and after a long flight, we finally reached our hotel in the bustling Old Quarter around 2 a.m. The exhaustion was real — three hours of sleep was all we could muster before our bodies and minds woke up, fueled …