We were in Hanoi last year for a short get away. I must say that this place is magical and one of a kind. Seriously an absolutely beautiful place! I fell in love not just with the place but with the food. My hubby and I had such a wonderful time just eating and exploring this lively city by foot.
While having lunch and chilling in this wonderful little café called the Paloma Café on Lý Thuong Kiệt (highly recommended!!! They serve one of the best spring roll I’ve ever tasted) we saw things we’ve never seen before in our entire life. (I will try to write all about the food in another post)
We were on the roll, naming everything we saw outside the café’s huge window. We felt as if we were trapped in a fish tank… just looking at the world passed by. We were enthralled by all that’s happened. At one point, we started writing down things we saw.. mainly the happenings on the main street.
While having lunch and chilling in this wonderful little café called the Paloma Café on Lý Thuong Kiệt (highly recommended!!! They serve one of the best spring roll I’ve ever tasted) we saw things we’ve never seen before in our entire life. (I will try to write all about the food in another post)
We were on the roll, naming everything we saw outside the café’s huge window. We felt as if we were trapped in a fish tank… just looking at the world passed by. We were enthralled by all that’s happened. At one point, we started writing down things we saw.. mainly the happenings on the main street.
However, when observing even more while walking down the aisles of these quainty streets, we saw even weirder stuffs… We thought it would be amazing penning some of these down. And these are what we have written down but gee, this list probably will never end. Here are some to start with:
1. people playing cards
2. people drinking tea
3. people pouring tea
4. people deep frying food on stools
5. people knocking and bending steel
6. people selling clothes
7. people recycling rubbish
8. people sitting in the middle of the road selling balloons
9. people selling bread
10. people selling drinks in glasses
11. people shaving bamboo
12. people stood by the side of the road sending test messages through their blackberry
13. people pulling their mustache using a twizzer
14. people having their hair cut
15. people selling flowers
16. people selling vegetables and fruits
17. people having their meals on mini stools and tables less than 60cm in height
18. motorcycles carrying ladder
19. motorcycles carrying 3 gallons of water
20. motorcycles carrying a box of plasma tv
21. motorcycles carrying two dogs
22. motorcycles carrying 25 kilo sack of rice and it fell off on the middle of the corss junction, and the motorcyclist had to stop his bike to pick up his sack of rice
23. motorcycles carrying stand fan
24. motorcycles carrying cages
25. 3 adults and a child on a motorcycle
26. old grandmas chasing kids while feeding them dinner
27. a man walking at night
28. a man jogging at nigh
29. a topless man jogging at night
30. a group of men playing cards in the dark
31. couples moonlighting in the park
32. a bike with Gucci leather skin seat
32. a bike with Gucci leather skin seat
33. a bike with leopard leather skin seat
34. people asking if you’d like a rent a bike
35. bikes bike and more bikes!
36. people cutting chicken
37. drivers sitting in an expensive car (with legs up on the dashboard in an e-class)38. cars parked on a three way divider
39. people pumping air into the motorcycles
40. people sitting down seeing the world pass while fanning themselves
41. … and the list goes on...
My conclusion, I love Hanoi!
18-21 July 2009
Hanoi, Vietnam
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