With rows of cafes and homes alongside the railroad tracks, this cache brings you to a unique place where you can have an experience that is hard to match. Visiting tourists and young Vietnamese pose for pictures on the tracks, or lounge in chairs alongside or even at a table and chairs on the tracks. Ocasionally, whistles begin to blow and a shout alerts everyone that the train is coming soon. Before you know it, chairs are cleared and everyone is ushered to the side before the train passes by.
If you are are passing through Hanoi, we recommended you ask your hotel if they know what time the trains will pass by and come for a visit close to that time. You don't want to miss it.
About the cache:
Finding and opening the cache will be easiest early in the day before the crowds come. It is still possible at the busier times but will be more challenging.
This one includes a field puzzle. You will need to visit the waypoint and find a stone marker standing along the tracks (its shape is like a tombstone). At times it is very easy to spot it but at other times a table and chair are set in front of it and it becomes harder to find. The first listing on it tells you how far you are from the train's starting point at Hanoi Station. You will see Km0 + ###.45. Take note of the three numbers (###). You will need them at the cache location.
Once you've done that, head on to find the cache at its “sweet” spot. It is near the entrance to a cafe, but secured to its location, and locked. You do not need to use stealth, even if others are present. The cafe owners can help explain what you’re doing to any confused viewers.
There's plenty of room for your TBs to stay and relax for a while. This part of Hanoi has the most hotels and guesthouses, so the TBs needed one too.
Congrats to Snarf971 for the FTF. Enjoy!