An embarrasment to the rest of the American contingent. For the people I met, I love you all. For those that I didn't, I'm sorry, but we'll happily meet somewhere on down the road. This was the only place I've been that strangers were literally stopping strangers just to shake their hands. There was never a doubt that if you saw a fellow phan that you would stop to say hello and introduce yourself.
Nobody locks their bicycles.
The streets are safe always. Women can walk alone at three o'clock in the morning and never get harassed, a cat-call, or a leering look. A VERY modern country. Coolest little hand-held phones. A very mountainous landscape and consequently the cities are very crowded and lie in the few flat areas of the country.