This clip captures Georgia's arrival late last night.
The bit that are of no interest have been deleted.
Georgia got in at around 10:30 and it's obvious that Vietnam certainly agrees with her as she looks great.
She had a feed of pumpkin and mushrooms that we had left over from dinner and then we chatted for a while. The sort of chat you don't have on Skype. We finally got to bed after midnight.
We woke up this morning at differing hours and worked out what we were all going to do for the day.
Emma decided to stay in and Georgia had "Hanoi" things to do which included picking up her rental bike for the week, collecting unpaid wages from employers and catching up with friends.
Tiz and I decided we would go to the Museum of Ethnology, which is only an easy 20 minute walk from the apartment.
Here are some pics we took whilst there.
The pics above show only a minute fraction of the displays.
The museum gives a great insight into the history of the many peoples and tribes that make up what we now call Việt Nam
Not only was it educational for those of us wanting to know about the history and cultural diversity of tViệt Nam it was also a goldmine of ideas for kitchen renos
Above is a very lavish idea for us to ponder
Something a bit simpler with a minimalist feel, perhaps
Outdoor entertaining? No problem. We've got that covered too.
Appliances? How's this for the latest rice husker?! How could you not buy this for the missus?
We spent a couple of hours there but could have, and should have, spent much more if we were not so tired.
On the way back to the apartment I thought I would take some pictures of what may be seen as odd implements given that they were at food stands.
Given that Lotteria, the Korean owned KFC/MacD type fast crappy food chain, are being sued by over 200 people for food poisoning the punters are better of eating on the sidewalk and having a pipe after the meal.
No, I don't know if the local are "pulling" weed through them but I doubt that it's much more than plain old "tobacky". Even though they seem to be at a lot, ~90%, of stalls I only saw one being used and I though it a bit insensitive (a euphemism for "Stupid") to take too much notice at what the guy was inhaling.
For dinner we went to Highway 4 which is in the Old Quarter and has a great variety of foods.
Not only does it cater for Emma's vegan tastes but it also has a myriad of, shall we say "off-beat", foods like scorpions, crickets, fermented pork and quite bit more.
The girls chose a variety of greens like lotus stalk, banana flower salad, morning glory morning glory (which is like a water spinach) and some chicken and tofu fried rice.
I couldn't go past the chicken hearts and the smoked pork sausage. The place is not cheap, by Hanoi standards, but the food was great
Here is what we walked past to get in the front door
Georgia tells us they smoke "horse tobacco" in them.
I am none the wiser if it is an opiate, a cannabis derivative or hair plucked from and equine beast.
Waiting for dinner. May as well have a pic taken.
Georgia, Tiz and Emma outside Highway 4
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