Vietnam 2 - Exploring Hanoi

We had a brief wander around the streets in the close vicinity of our Hotel. We needed to go carefully, and keep our bleary eyes open, just to get used to the traffic. Crossing the road was a nightmare, that first time. Bikes from all directions, hooting, cars, lorries, and more bikes. Yet, it was in a kind of slow motion, nothing went fast. The bikes might even mount the pavements, yet they avoided you, as long as you kept in a straight line and made it obvious what you were doing. We stopped to watch and had a coffee with condensed milk in it. Just watching traffic...oh, and the wiring. I bet they don't PAT test in Vietnam. I bet they don't even have a good earthing system either.... just look at the wires/cables along the roads!