Today I woke up early and ate my first breakfast in Hanoi. The food was much different than the previous hotel and was largely influenced by Chinese and French cuisines. The meal included noodles and fried rice with fresh fruit… You could also get many different pastries or an omelette made to order. After breakfast we checked out of the hotel and boarded a bus headed for Halong Bay. After a long 4 hour trip we arrived in the at the bay. We boarded the cruise ship and checked into our rooms. Lunch was served next with it consisting of many French influenced dishes. I then joined the guide for a kayak tour of the bay, which lead us through a few underwater caves. The rest of the night I relaxed!