One More Beer Post

Hanoi, Vietnam
October 27th, our last full day
Weather:  Rain in the morning then hot and steamy, we are just getting used to it.

We are out early exploring the French Quarter, with its wide tree lined boulevards and parks.  It is a big change from the narrow streets, chaos and  hustle and bustle of the Old Quarter.  About 10:30 we feel like a coffee.  Doug finds a likely looking place with a lovely courtyard in front, and we settle in and order two coffees. Our waiter says, "no coffee".  We say okay two teas.  Waiter says, "No tea, no coffee, just beer".  It turns out to be a brew house.

   

Doug drinking his 10:30am beer.

 This is the last trip for the favorite shirt.  A little later on a man on the street offered to

 sew up the tears, or sell him his shirt!

An hour later I turn around and Doug has made new friends, and they buy him a beer. 

 This is so embarrassing!

 

In the evening we have a great dinner at a street cafe at 47 Ma Mai.  Squashed in with the locals we had our own little stove and cast iron grill and a plate or raw beef, goat udder, onions, garlic, eggplant and tomato, which we grilled ourselves (Some risk involved!). You dip it into a small bowl of salt, lime and hot chili.  You also get bread and put that on too until it is crispy.  Our neighbors to the right helped explain how it all works.  Washed down with a couple of big beers it cost less than $9!

Food on the grill.

We leave tomorrow evening and we are really going to miss all this.