Hanoi 🌸

 We had a lovely hotel right by the lake in Hanoi. When we weren’t petting cats or relaxing by the pool, we were exploring the city. True to our J-Walking name, we got our steps in every day and saw some incredible sites: 

Before coming to Vietnam, I thought these “conical” hats were just something the Vietnamese wore in the olden days, or like a gimmicky souvenir hat. Nope. These cute hats are worn every single day by the majority of locals here. Especially when they have to work in the hot sun. 

Flowers are a huge part of their culture. They are a symbol of luck and prosperity, and are given freely as gifts and even carried to worship services. 

We celebrated my birthday together a couple days early while Hayley was with us. We went to a cafe that had ceramic painting and did a little crafting together 🎨 

Then we went for supper and found a pool table 🎱 Jared beat us in every game. Obviously. 

Also, I got birthday flowers 🥰🥰🥰