We are in Hanoi right now.  We arrived Saturday morning after 20 hours of travel.  After settling into our hotel we went swimming at the hotel pool.  The kids and parents had a great time.  We tried to find a hotel that evening and had an interesting time crossing streets and taking in the atmosphere of Hanoi.  We never found restaurant, but it was a good way to get started on our trip and overcoming our fears of the traffic.

On Sunday we drove to Ha Long Bay and got on a Junk on the Bay.  The kids had a great time pretending to be pirates.  The weather was great and the scenery amazing.  They fed us way too much and the service was incredible.  Sleeping was a bit of a challenge due to smell of diesel.

On Monday we drove back to Hanoi.  We visited a pottery factory on the way back to the city.   We checked back into our hotel and rested for awhile.  We then saw a production of the traditional Vietnamese Water Puppets.  The kids were mesmerized as were the adults.   We then had dinner at a restaurant called Indochine.  Delicious!

We will be visiting an orphanage in Hanoi today and then the moms will have a cooking class this evening while Keith and the kids have room service and watch movies.

It is so amazing to be in Vietnam, we are so lucky to be able to take kids now while they are young.

More to come.