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Motorbike street food tour

On our last night we booked a motorbike each to go round the various districts of Ho Chi Minh/Saigon and sample some street food. It was one of the best things we did during the whole holiday. We are so glad we did it because it nearly didn’t happen due to a small mix up at our hotel.

Laura and her driver

Laura and her driver

We hoped on the motorbikes after meeting the guides and went on our way. We stopped at 5 places during the entire night, and the tour lasted 4 hours. totally worth it. We ate some food that I would never have picked myself, but it was fantastic and I’m so glad I tried everything put in front of me!

We had Vietnamese pizza (not a pizza), spring rolls, noodles and pork, and at one of the stops, we got to make the thing we were eating. It was a sort of pancake made out of rice milk, with a filling, all wrapped up.

Laura making some food

Laura making her Hanoi summer roll

The tour guides were very pleasant and had a lot to talk about when asked, and had plenty questions of their own for us! So much fun and we were glad we did it. It will certainly help with the thought of having to fly home tomorrow.

First night in Hanoi

After a 45 minute drive from the airport, we arrive right in the middle of it all! The streets are 10 times busier here than in Cambodia. Streets that are the width of a large Europenian car are being walked on, driven through, cycled through, and biked through all at once … with millimeters to spare. It’s impressive. If I was driving I would haveĀ been stressed about the damage, but our driver is obviously used to it.

We got out the taxi and were greeted by this. The street was so densely packed with people, the atmosphere was fantastic. Food everywhere, beer everywhere, people everywhere.

Old Quarter - Hanoi

Old Quarter – Hanoi

Our room

Our room

After dumping all our stuff in the room, next on the agenda was dinner. We had a wonder round the streets near our hotel and sat down at one of the many placed that offer food. All the place you can eat or drink at have tiny tables and chairs for you to sit on! We went for Salt & Pepper Chicken (grissle or feet, we are not sure). We tried it, but didnt eat all of it as it was basically like eating cartilidge. Great experience, though.

Chicken

Salt & pepper chicken feet

Our view from our seat

Our view from our seat

The hotel room has a laptop in it. Total Good send, as using my mobile all the time is wearing thin. A previous guest was clearly a connaisseur of the adult material, with such a specific search term to get right to it.

Google search history

Google search history

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Oft.

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