Started the day with a bacon and egg buttie at the hostel! They were also playing Salmonella Dub whilst I was eating which I thought was very cool.

After a good start to the day I set off to be a tourist. I walked past the Hanoi flag tower and the hero's memorial to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. I explored the grounds and went to the one pillar pagoda but decided against waiting around for the museum to open and made my way to the Temple of Literature instead. That place is amazing! You walk through several courtyards and the place ahs a very Chinese feel to it. There are stones of ancinet Chinese script balanced on tortoises, and a room with traditional music being demonstrated. At the back of the complex is a really beautiful building with statues of early kings and really ornate decoration and the whole palce is just really nice to walk around. Sadly there is no escaping the noise from the street but it is still well worth a visit.

I grabbed some food at one of the cafes that has been set up to help disadvantaged youth by training them and providing them with jobs, then I headed back towards the Old Quater.

This evening after I'd been for dinner I went to the lake and I have never seen so many motorbikes in my life! It's usually pretty cusy there anyway, but tonight there were loads of bikes parked up all over the place. The lake/KFC/the street stalls is clearly the place to be on a Saturday night! One of the streets was closed off with a market going on on top of all the normal stuff that is available there. Crazy!

Tomorrow I move into my new hotel - fingers crossed the room is decent, and WiFi works! Think I will go over some stuff for my course tomorrow as that starts up on Monday. Slightly terrifying thought!