Is another trip to Hanoi in order?

[wayfaringwordhack]

Since 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...

Comments

[frigg.livejournal.com]

It might be Cairo. :p

http://blog.e-travelguide.info/?p=1629

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Ha! Funny but I would never have thought Madrid was loud like that (have never been), but I wouldn't have considered NYC as being "up there" on the noise chart. It didn't strike me as that loud.

Just goes to show that it depends on where you are in a city and when...

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

If it's that close between Cairo and Hanoi, I can confidently say that Saigon (HCMC) would kick Cairo's butt...

And the award for the noisiest city goes to...

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one thing I remember upon commenting on the noise in Hanoi was that someone assured me HCMC was even louder.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I think you ought to get the manufacturer of a decibel meter to sponsor your travels to ALL the noisy cities.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

LOL

I actually don't think I"m the right one for that job. I wouldn't enjoy it very much. :P