Lunch at Chim Sao - great ambiance and food!
Bun cha! Hard to discern in the picture, but the stools are about 8 inches off the ground...
The street markets in Hanoi were amazing...just a glimpse of the fruits and veggies. We saw everything from these images to women carrying full restaurant set-ups on bamboo poles, meat butchery and grinding on stumps in the street and all varieties of prepared foods (including a whole roasted dog - weird to see it puppy face and all).
We arrived in Hanoi last night. What a crazy day yesterday - we toured Angkor Wat in the morning for a couple of hours (so stunning, amazing how preserved parts of it are and it really is enormous, saw monkeys playing) then flew to Bankgok from Siem Reap and then on to Hanoi from there! Today we have wandered around the Old Quarter (where we are staying) and through the French Quarter as well. Saw a preserved giant tortise at the temple in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Also wandered through Lenin Park, quite tranquil compared to the craziness of the motorbikes threatening to run you over at every interesection! We are staying at the Hanoi Gecko Hotel. Had a delectable lunch with vermicelli, pork & shimp salad; braised eggplant with pork belly; sauteed pumpkin buds and fried eel covered in sesame seeds.
Lunch at Chim Sao - great ambiance and food!
Bun cha! Hard to discern in the picture, but the stools are about 8 inches off the ground...
The street markets in Hanoi were amazing...just a glimpse of the fruits and veggies. We saw everything from these images to women carrying full restaurant set-ups on bamboo poles, meat butchery and grinding on stumps in the street and all varieties of prepared foods (including a whole roasted dog - weird to see it puppy face and all).
We arrived in Hanoi last night. What a crazy day yesterday - we toured Angkor Wat in the morning for a couple of hours (so stunning, amazing how preserved parts of it are and it really is enormous, saw monkeys playing) then flew to Bankgok from Siem Reap and then on to Hanoi from there! Today we have wandered around the Old Quarter (where we are staying) and through the French Quarter as well. Saw a preserved giant tortise at the temple in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Also wandered through Lenin Park, quite tranquil compared to the craziness of the motorbikes threatening to run you over at every interesection! We are staying at the Hanoi Gecko Hotel. Had a delectable lunch with vermicelli, pork & shimp salad; braised eggplant with pork belly; sauteed pumpkin buds and fried eel covered in sesame seeds.
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