Especen Hotel

This is the Especen Hotel, where we stayed in Ha Noi. Here, Patty sits in the lobby. I believe we're waiting for a cab to arrive. We sought out small, strategically located hotels and this one was recommended by a friend who had stayed there not long before. It was an easy walk several blocks over to Hoan Kiem Lake where there was a good eating place. Farther around the lake was a place where we did some shopping, and a place where I bought a new backpack that replaced one that was starting to tear. The backpack says North Face on it, but I have no clue whether it was a knock-off or genuine. It cost US $15. As it turned out, my first backpack was sewn up by a small shop right across from the hotel.

I had a problem getting my correct laundry back. First, someone else's laundry was brought, and then a pair of pants was missing. But presently, the man at the desk appeared with my pants! I think the guy was trying to do his best, and the laundry had made this difficult.