Then off we went ....it is our first day of not perfect weather. Around 17 C out and a very light drizzle. I don't need a coat, feels good! But locals are wearing winter coats.
Hoan Kiem Lake
Near the northern shore of the lake lies Jade Island on which the Temple of the Jade Mountain (Ngoc Son Temple) stands. The temple was erected in the 18th century. It honors the 13th-century military leader Tran Hung Dao who distinguished himself in the fight against the Yuan Dynasty, Van Xuong, a scholar, and Nguyen Van Sieu, a Confucian master and famous writer in charge of repairs made to the temple in 1864. Jade Island is connected to the shore by the wooden red-painted The Huc Bridge (The Huc, meaning Morning Sunlight Bridge).
I love the stack of different sizes of conical hats
Ladies in the silk shop where I bought a new silk nightgown.... Love the feel
Bamboo galore
We found coasters we agree on.... Not bumpy on top
Name of shop
Not good... Rice donut holes... Tough and greasy
We just met with Anna, our tour rep, to pay for the rest of our tour. While reading the itinerary it appeared we were going to be trekking in Sapa. I mentioned this to her.. And she said that the first day (after sleeping on the train) we would walk 10 km and then on the second between 6-8 km. we think not going to happen, we are talking mountains....crappy knees. So we asked if it was possible to go by motorbike but she said she could arrange a car for $15 a day. Oh ya, that is more like it. We will walk, the car will follow.... We will ride when we need to. The best of both worlds!
Our Food Tour by Foot began at 6ish. Our foodie guide came to our hotel and we began the tour...
We stopped at a fruit stand as we were curious what these were. They are called Buddha's Hand, you do not eat them but use them as offerings.
First Stop
delicious!
The garbage is picked up at the same time each day. He rings a bell and then the shop owner knows to go and take the garbage.
The middle container is snake wine - 9 different snakes and a bird .... And rice wine. No we didn't taste it.
This dish is like making fresh spring rolls but fish is the protein. Delicious!
3rd stop
She makes fresh rice paper and then fills it with various ingredients.
Pork and lime to eat along with it
Also has crispy onions on top- the onions are left to dry in the sun for a few days and then are fried
As we were walking we heard music coming from here. This means there is a funeral and they play the music all day until about 10 at night.
We also stopped at a Taoism temple. They believe in magic. M
Along the street she was grilling pork. ,we each had one win chili sauce. Yummy!
This place was next.....
First, little clams cooked with lemongrass, pineapple and some greens. Very nice!
Then whole squid.... These were our least fav.....
These prawns had a very nice taste....
They take a needle and put sake into the coconut. Then they put it in a warm place.
It taste very good.
Green mango salad with shrimp and squid. Delicious
Chicken cooked with honey.... Very good
The dipping sauce for the Vietnamese spring rolls mmmmm good
Then add some of the noodles to the bowls of sauce and enjoy.
Bananas flambé.. ..with amazing vanilla ice cream
The inventor of egg coffee
The man that invented it, did so when there was a shortage of milk, we added an egg yolk, condensed milk and created an amazing drink.
And as promised....a picture of GG
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