The other day I started to teach two kids in an apartment on the 24th floor of a building. By New York City standards 24 floors isn't ridiculously tall. However, in Hanoi it is behemoth. When I exited the elevator, I was immediately drawn to the "window" (the quotes this time because the window had no glass. It was more of a hole in the wall.). From the window I got a spectacular view of Hanoi:
After looking back towards the center of Hanoi, I adjusted my view a little to the right. If you look closely at this picture you'll notice that there is barely anything on the right side of that major street and nothing for a few blocks after that one tall building. Well, that's because they're about to build rows of tall buildings.
In fact, I would estimate there are no less than thirty tall buildings starting construction at the moment. I often annoying harp how this city is changing before my very eyes and well, here's more proof:
Both of those building behind Language Link (Lang Ha) WERE NOT THERE 9 MONTHS AGO!