some days before my trip to hanoi there were protests and riots happening in the city because of the conflict between vietnam and china. it was all over the news. the strangest thing is. that was the first time i realized that hanoi is actually the capital of vietnam. i mean, all this time i thought the capital is saigon (ho chi minh city). i thought that was what they always taught us at school. i even tried to ask some people and they gave me the same answer: saigon. i felt like i've been tricked or something. oh well, i guess i totally failed my geography class. and as a person who read the newspaper every single day, i am honestly embarrassed. haha.
