Moto Mania

"Think of it as walking through a stream.  The water will flow around you." - advice to tourists trying to walk across a motorcycle-clogged street in Hanoi.



Besides the usual loads of passengers and goods purchased or for sale, this time of year there are many, many, MANY bikes carrying kumquat trees, I believe related to new year celebration.




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