Hanoi Bed And Breakfast

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... morning but that's been postponed until we get our passports back from the embassy. John and I decided to extend our visa in Vietnam so we'd have a little more time to enjoy the sights before heading to Laos. Our new plan is to go to Sapa for 2 nights and 3 days and do some trekking, then do Ha Long Bay when we return.<br><br><br>

... oohing and ahhing as their favorite foods were being prepared. I had to admit teaching in Malaysia could be fun next after watching all those foods being prepped.<br><br>Jin one of the guys showed me how to drive his motorbike since I am considering putting my life on the line daily driving to work in the motorbike madness in Hanoi...a bicycle is starting to sound better.<br><br>Tomorrow I have a full load of 6 classes. - maybe I'll photograph some of the "cool kids".<br> <br>

... and allowing it<br>to absorb lotus flavour.<br><br><br><br><br><br>...to other specialities <br><br><br><br>Better than any other person, peasants are the only ones who truly<br>understand when the rice ears are ripe enough to be reaped to begin<br>making &#8220;C&#7889;m&#8221;. From then on, &#8220;C&#7889;m&#8221; is still available, however, as it is<br>used in different local specialties.<br><br><br><br>&#8220;C&#7 889;m&#8221; is an ...

... on earnings. I figured that it being a communist country,<br>the income tax must be pretty steep. Well apparently, there is income<br>tax if you make over $300: only about 10%. But almost nobody pays it.<br>The people who pay it are ex-pats who weren&#8217;t raised with the system<br>over there and others who don&#8217;t know any better. Most people deal<br>mainly in cash, which can&#8217;t be tracked by the government, and they just<br>don&#8217;t report it. All ...

... bar, lottery shop, fruit stand, living room, bath room (especially if it rains, since then many people take the free shower on offer), bedroom and much more. Looking at the street life was so interesting and colorful that one never got bored. <br><br>From Saigon we took the night train to Nha Trang, which was another special experience, since we booked too late so we got stuck in second class, which means 6 people crammed into one tiny room with only hard sleepers&#8230; The ...

... would be the highlight of the trip but now I'm really excited about Halong tomorrow. A lot of the tubing people weren't so impressed by Nam but I'm loving Hanoi so far - actually it has a randomness and unpredictability that reminds me very much of Moscow. Like today I was walking down the middle of one of the main streets, surrounded by motos overtaking me on either side, following a dragon ...

... giggling away about China and England. She left to find h** friends when we arrived and we sat on the grass and w**e approached now and again by students wanting to practice their English, which was fun. Definately the best way to learn about a culture. Lat** on we got on the train, which we had expected to be 23 hours long, but the next day we asked what time we arrived at 6pm and they said 7 so we arranged for a taxi to pick us up at 7. Howev**, at ...

... it was an easy and cheap way to spend the afternoons and evenings drinking beer and talking. There were many English teachers who frequented this establishment and we spent a few nights out at the late-night bars on P. Ta Hien with them (after the Bia Hoi joints closed around 22:30). A curious fact about Hanoi is that all the bars are supposed to close at midnight. I say supposed to, because at midnight the police come and all the bars close their doors ...

... a rather nice dinner and it was quite hilarious as we didn't know which food to go with which sauce. There were so many sauces - each for different food we had ordered. Food here was fresh and prices reasonable. *Although considered 3-star hotel by Vietnamese standard, to us, it was much like our Kuching's backpackers hotels!! However, the place was clean and there was a lift available. The rooms are ok too and most are equipped with ...