Day 1018 – Vientiane - Hanoi, Vietnam
Day 1018 – 21st March 2008 +7:00 GMT
Had a lazy morning, just checked my e-mail at a local internet cafe and packed up my stuff. Checked out of the hotel at 12pm and then got a taxi to the airport. Our flight was 30 minutes early so we boarded at 1:10pm and was in the air by 1:40pm. We were flying to Hanoi in Vietnam on Lao Airlines. We had read many reports about Lao airlines and their safety record which is not published. Their International flights do now meet International Safety Standards and we did not really have any other choice as Vietnam Airways flight share on the same plane. So we boarded the ATR72 plane which is a twin propeller.
Me In Front Of Our Laos Airways Plane
View Of The Clouds From The Plane
The flight was great and we had a drink and a meal in the 1hr 10min flight. We landed in Hanoi at 2:50pm and walked straight through immigration and customs with no delays.
My Vietnam Visa
We then waited almost an hour for our airport pickup but no one turned up so we shared a Taxi with another couple. We checked into the Pacific Hotel which is next to the old quarter in Hanoi. The room is fairly large with 2 king beds and a balcony over a very noisy street. We had a few issues at the hotel like having no hot water and the safe not working, but the staff were very friendly and soon fixed all the issues. We took a walk to the train station to buy tickets for Monday and then had a walk around the old quarter and got some food.
Street View From Restaurant Balcony
Had a lazy morning, just checked my e-mail at a local internet cafe and packed up my stuff. Checked out of the hotel at 12pm and then got a taxi to the airport. Our flight was 30 minutes early so we boarded at 1:10pm and was in the air by 1:40pm. We were flying to Hanoi in Vietnam on Lao Airlines. We had read many reports about Lao airlines and their safety record which is not published. Their International flights do now meet International Safety Standards and we did not really have any other choice as Vietnam Airways flight share on the same plane. So we boarded the ATR72 plane which is a twin propeller.
Me In Front Of Our Laos Airways Plane
View Of The Clouds From The Plane
The flight was great and we had a drink and a meal in the 1hr 10min flight. We landed in Hanoi at 2:50pm and walked straight through immigration and customs with no delays.
My Vietnam Visa
We then waited almost an hour for our airport pickup but no one turned up so we shared a Taxi with another couple. We checked into the Pacific Hotel which is next to the old quarter in Hanoi. The room is fairly large with 2 king beds and a balcony over a very noisy street. We had a few issues at the hotel like having no hot water and the safe not working, but the staff were very friendly and soon fixed all the issues. We took a walk to the train station to buy tickets for Monday and then had a walk around the old quarter and got some food.
Street View From Restaurant Balcony
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