Pilar described the morning as 'a meditation in motion'.

The week opened on a peaceful note as Luis welcomed Pilar to West Lake, where Tran Quoc Pagoda — Hanoi's oldest Buddhist temple — rose gracefully against the morning sky. The journey continued through Hanoi's most important historical monuments, including the solemn grandeur of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, before ending at the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first national university. Pilar described the morning as 'a meditation in motion', moved by how Luis's storytelling brought every stone, stele, and shaded courtyard to life.