Vietnam Trivia


A month from now we'll be having chocolate croissants in Hanoi. I've got ichy feet already, so immediate action needed to be taken. I rushed over and bought the Lonely Planet Guide for Vietnam (2005 edition)...
I really love how it's written! The author is funny, sarcastic at points without being judgemental...and Vietnam looks now even more appealing...

Here's what I found in the HANOI - SALONS & SPAS section:
"Note that many of Hanoi's beauty salons offer - ahem - 'extra servicies' as standard." :))
We'll be skipping massages I see....


Also, apparently, there are lots of Vietanmese who looked down on any Asian that married a white face, and Asian women (not only Vietnamese) get the worse of it...
I'm thinking Ake should be OK or else he'll be kung-fuying his way through. :)


Found out that, just as we land on a Saturday afternoon, we can catch a great water puppet show in Hanoi's old quarter, which is where we'll be staying. As the guide puts it, you get two shows for the price of one, the puppets in the water and the Vietnamese kids having a blast...

More of rice fields, French coffee and croissants later...
Photos: Ake (Old Quarter, Bangkok)