Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Hanoi - Day 1 (31/10) PART 2

So, i walked out and then just wandering around Old Quarter near Hoan Kiem area. Very very tempted to eat street food, but i have that thoughts going on in my mind that the next stall will be better... so after walking for more than 15 minutes, i still haven't had anything yet. hahaha. so finally when i saw my guesthouse again, i knew i have to settle for anything appear next. BUT, to my shocking horror, on the next stall, i saw "naked" rats lying on the table, awww.... so gross, i really do not have the guts to try mouse flesh, so i have to skip this one. Luckily on the next stall they have more customers and they seems to sell more normal food. so okay lor, i just sat down on this little tiny stool, pointed my forefinger out to signal the lady, and automatically she made me a bowl of noodles with char siew, fried wantan and a bowl of soup with mushroom and vege and more wantans... hahahaha.... okay lah, i think it is their version of wantan mee, only more spicy, more herbal leaves, bit sour bit sweet, and the noodles were like half soupy half guan-low... but it was definitely a good dinner... cost: 15000VND (about RM3.30).

After dinner, i walked back to Real Darling, talked to Luong, the lady at the counter, about tours... ordered a Bia Hoi (Vietnamese beer) for 10000VND (abt RM2.20), sat at the lobby and did some reading. When a Jap girl, Minako, appeared, apparently just returned from Halong Bay tour, i chatted with her for quite a while. She is a fun loving and open minded girl, she worked as an announcer for a TV shopping channel in Tokyo.

By 10.30pm, I went back to my room, took a hot shower & slept by around 11.30pm.

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