Hanoi, Part 1: Motorbikes

I visited Hanoi last weekend. The first thing that struck me on the long ride from airport to hotel, apart from the smog-shrouded landscape, was the number of motorbikes. They are the means of transportation for the Vietnam population. They weave in and out of traffic and flow so smoothly and seamlessly, without collision or side-swipe, that it seems almost choreographed.