Rainbow biking

I didn’t think that I would have enough energy join and ride my bicycle in the Viet Pride bike rally.

Heck, I didn’t think I would have enough energy to wake up, at all!

I slept at 3 AM after killing time in the Old Quarter with Toby for our usual Saturday night hang out.

But amazingly, I was able to throw myself out of bed at 8 AM.

What also blew my mind were my newly-acquired bicycle riding skills, which I think are inherently Vietnamese.

I was able to swiftly bike from Phung Chi Kien, to Dao Tan, to Kim Ma, and then to Giang Vo like a local. And by that, I mean, I dodged other bicycles and motorbikes and cars and buses without freaking out.

I was running late and I wasn’t exactly sure where the meeting place for the bicycle rally will be.

But I made it.

Throngs of bicycles and motorbikes were in position to commence the rally.

It was pretty exciting. I’ve never seen a pride parade of sorts before. And I’ve never joined one.

So being in Viet Pride 2013’s bike rally was a pretty cool experience.