Once again we came to a sad part of our trip as Hanoi is where we were to say goodbye to more members of our group. However, we did gain another and I am sure we will all keep in contact after this trip.
The drive from Halong Bay to Hanoi was a short one and we arrived in time to get lunch from a street cafe. Mum also took the group for a walk through the old quater to the centre of the city. The streets in the old quater were just lined with shops selling everything from tourist souvenirs, and communist propaganda posters, to food, clothes, and bike accessories (helmets and parts). In the centre we climbed to the roof of one of the buildings for drinks and got a spectacular view of the city.
The following day we took another walk and visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, museum, One Pillar Pagoda, old prison, and a water puppet show. A few of us also went out for a very different lunch... I am sorry if this upsets anyone but Linda and I ate dog.
The place we went to was nothing like a standard restaurant or cafe. It seemed more like an abandoned shack with some rugs and tables thrown around. We had to remove our shoes and we ate sitting on the floor. We were given a sheet of newspaper as a table cloth and no menu. You simply ate what they put in front of you, which consisted of many different parts of the dog, cooked in various ways, with cucumber, popadoms, and sticks of lemon grass. It all tasted fine but I don't think I would repeat it.
The evening was the last supper for some so we went out for a great dinner and then on for drinks after. We made the most of the night :-)
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