1. Had the fastest service with amazing food at Quan an Ngon. Fabulous pho for breakfast.
Of note was the following. We had a great deal of enjoyment discussing what might be in these Vegetable Dumplings if not vegetables?!
What was really neat about this restaurant was that the tables were surrounded by many small "kitchens" that made the different menu items. Each area had an specialty.
2. Survived crossing the street. We learned to walk with purpose and to not look at the cars and motor bikes barreling towards us. (This picture does not do justice to Hanoi traffic.)
3. Were successfully hoodwinked by two pineapple sellers. These pictures cost us $2 to get rid of the women - and their pineapples (even though we would have enjoyed the fruit, but we are avoiding street food no matter how good it looks!)
4. Saw many interesting sites during our walk through the old city.
5. Went the touristy route to see the Thang Long Water Puppets. And got suckered by paying $1 to take these pictures!!! Apologies on the photos. It was dark and I couldn't use a flash. The puppets are probably a foot high to give some perspective. Very interesting music and stories behind the puppets. We enjoyed it!
Wonderful day, but the heat (over 80 and high humidity) finally got to us so we headed back to the hotel for a nap, dinner and bed.
