Is another trip to Hanoi in order?
23 Nov 2012 04:40 pmSince being in Egypt, J and I have often tried to determine if Cairo is noisier than Hanoi, Vietnam or Tirana, Albania. When we arrived in Hanoi a couple of years ago, I dubbed it Hanoi(se) and declared it the noisiest city I had ever been to. We then spent two months in Albania, our apartment located at a busy intersection, and after rereading my first post about that experience, I see I declared the city loud, but not as loud as Hanoi. So, we have that.
Now, down to Cairo and Hanoi. I'm pretty sure the horn-honking was worse in Hanoi, but there seems to be more overall noise here between the cast-off collecters' shouts, the hollering, the gas-bottle-sellers hammering on their bottles with wrenches, the horns, calls to prayers, etc.
Only another trip to Hanoi will help me be sure...
Now, down to Cairo and Hanoi. I'm pretty sure the horn-honking was worse in Hanoi, but there seems to be more overall noise here between the cast-off collecters' shouts, the hollering, the gas-bottle-sellers hammering on their bottles with wrenches, the horns, calls to prayers, etc.
Only another trip to Hanoi will help me be sure...