There's something im always curious about. That is the relative distance on the map and in reality. Being a tourist having a free and easy trip, armed with a map only, it is important to know what you see is what you should get in reality. For the map that we bought at the airport, its not that bad. Rather reasonable.
We walk to Dong Xuan Market where there are 3 levels of stalls. You can find all the little stalls selling all kinds of stuff ranging from shoes, handbags, local clothes and many many more. One thing i've learnt and saw was that, Vietnamese are ALWAYS counting cash. Cash is always kept in pockets with no wallets and tied up with rubber bands around it. Not sure whay they are always counting cash but, yes, that's the way they live by. We did not purchase anything from Dong Xuan market. Maybe not in the mood and maybe the corridor of the walkway is pathetically small. One will need to walk sideways or the walkway is just nice for 1 person. Luckily, the weather was ok, not warm. So not much complaints from me. Another thing i've learnt is that toilet is noted with the letters "WC" in Hanoi. Not sure what it means but yes, that's the identifier.
After Dong Xuan, we decided to walk further down to the lake. Along the way, i've bought 2 pants, wrap around ones at VND90,000 per piece. That is SGD9 bucks. I think its considered cheap.
Took photos at the lake and when round the place before going back to the hotel in the evening and had dinner at a cafe near the lake called Bun Te. Apparently, Bun means noodles in Vietnamese. We had problems ordering food as the menu did not explicitly explain the dishes. Luckily, the restaurant is well equipped with a photo menu. Got myself things that looks normal and hence manage to enjoy my food. Im rather picky with my food, in a sense, simply no vegetables will do....easy right?
Anyway, we roam the streets further before heading back to the Hotel at 8+. Both of us were a little irritated with the horning of the cars in Hanoi. Simply irritating.
One thing i realised about Hanoi's traffic is that in order to overtake a car in front or to notify that you want to overtake, you horn. And miraculously, the car in front will shun. But in old quarters, just like a big orchard road, the roads are dominated by motorcycles. Hence , they keep horning to inform you that they are there and please note and give way. Something like that. Imagine an patient man like BC can get irritated. How bad it is.
Enjoyed the bath back in the hotel. Somehow, taking a bath in hotels is real different. Different touch.
Something i need to add is that, for some reason or so, the toilet paper is placed behind the seat. So, the designer expect the sitter to turn 180 degrees to get the paper. Simply not user friendly. Wrong choice of place.
Tired....time to rest and update the days' adventure tomorrow. Koonz.....nites
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