Time relativity loses one hour of Viet Nam (2)

December 4 estuary---Argyle Street-Hanoi Yin

Get off at eight o'clock in the morning, a slight chill, last night's rain is not small.

Two minutes walk to the Chinese border, no one in the morning could only see three carrying a large bag of foreigners in the notes.

B crossing smoothly, my passport is the first exit, border of armed police and look for a long time, asked me some questions, and get into the Office Internet access inspection, with a dozen more minutes to finally release.

Had no feeling, be they so seriously, I suddenly thought, it may go abroad ...

Viet Nam to cross the border into three Windows, the flowing water of Office, but even without a computer, or handwriting, efficiency is not high, we invite individuals waitingfor.

In the first window when filling the Chinese staff asked me to produce a health certificate and vaccination, but he did not follow me for tips, I wonder if is not is Viet Nam it flew to rich people:)

I and B that this time he was in charge of the General Manager and head of finance, through listening to his arrangements established a leadership position to help democratic centralism unified views, but I decided to enjoy nothing needs to be, know nothing of lazy days, posing as a naive girl:)

The gate is Viet Nam Street, we decided to take the train to Hanoi.

He speaks with a good price makes 15 Yuan sent us to old Street station, walk along the River in about 20 minutes to see table is nine four very. Laojiezhan is very small, almost like home town train station, the small square, many wearing women in Viet Nam with the assistance of the fruit, mostly Orange, there is a row of motorcycles waiting for soliciting, the surrounding buildings are four or five-storey buildings, narrow high, brush with bright pink, blue or yellow, full of coffee bar and guest house.

The vast majority of people from the Guangxi houyiguan into Viet Nam, from Yunnan estuary walk is chosen by car to Hanoi's many railway stations see carrying large packages we seem surprising.

Airfares are Viet Nam Wen, Chinese and English, he saw the ticket window before a uniformed man, he was the railway police or station security as he asked. The young man said a few words more difficult for English, told us that there was no coherent Chinese, I can't help but laugh a little surprised, because he's Chinese language than English also better: Viet Nam sold to foreigners) train ticket and give their people's votes are not quite the same, the price is more expensive. To Hanoi Viet Nam shield/foreigners 60000. Ticket window only Viet Nam shield, Bank's exchange rate should be 1: 1800, however the morning could change, according to the exchange rate of 1: 1700 to speak Chinese railway police for 1000 Yuan of Viet Nam shield, B 1000 with full hands, 5000 notes proudly said: "we now but millionaire!"

We buy a train ticket at half past ten, see time almost the pick-up but opened the door, go ask that you help us to change money in the police, he looks at the table with no coherent Chinese said: "Earlybird, one hour, before you go out for dinner.

"We suddenly awakened, although only over a bridge, but Viet Nam time than Beijing time slow an hour, meaning we suddenly extra one hour:)

B said: "we don't reduce tables so always extra one hour, I feel more fun, more leisurely.

"This proposal would really give us a later trip great fun:)

Viet Nam's narrow-gauge railway is equipped with a passenger than domestic looks compact and some, like Viet Nam man, very dapper.

The railway is running on the green-skin car, our car is the same, a fan on top, Ontario is a chair seats. When driving from laojiezhan not many people, many people can exclusive a seat to lie down to sleep. Stop after a few stops.

Viet Nam's train and a few years ago the Chinese situation is similar to many hawkers-OTAKE basket in each compartment walk to sell fruits and snacks, train small carts or sell something, but are bagged food and drink, something more upscale point precisely and hawkers ' do not disturb each other.

It was also carrying a similar long chimneys, Hookah 1000 guilders can draw one or two wells, business is good.

This bus seems to be relatively heavy main passenger line, no sleeper, or dining car, are hard back.

Each station has up and down all kinds of Viet Nam, all day and then there is the seat of the person opposite for a dial and dial, Viet Nam has a bit of initial impressions. I think that Viet Nam yearend, the people are very friendly. Although never understand Viet Nam, but seeing the same block of strangers and help each other, to look after things have also been other car's initiative to take care of the passengers. The train also had only seen in the trip fight event, two men because of a dispute, seat around them hurried to quanjia, so soon also died. There are also bus with fresh vegetables, while the old car start optional dish, she just opposite the passenger would help her with the stem, respective to the station of clap your hands on the mud and get a £) locals we are also very friendly, the B has been coughing so need to drink water, but the train no tea boiler, we are ready to buy some train attendants coffee's hot water, sitting across from the young man with Viet Nam to say a few words will help us free to to a pot of hot water:)

Sitting in this compartment was interesting, because it can't understand, like watching the drama, read and speculation about the plot, and very fun:)

The car is on the platform we met in Hanoi live family guest house little boss, his room 6 dollars a night, there is air conditioning TV and 24-hour hot water, also package breakfast lot in we are ready to go to the old town.

Good to see the room, not satisfied you can look for other nearby, we bear half of the taxi fare.

Kiem Hanoi old North is (old quarter), also called "36 Street" is the formation of crafts workshop focused on the past business centre

According to the street set industry to the name, such as cotton city street, Silver Street, jewelry Street, Silk Street, sugar Street, Peel Street, copper Street, Hanoi's most famous snacks--fish also in the old town of grilled fish Street, now there are still many markets maintained the ancient mode of operation. Old town has a wide range of shops and guese house, is the focus of the backpack self-help tourists.

See the room after we decided to stay and the room is not big but clean and the price is quite reasonable, mainly to see around on my way to concentrate a lot business restaurant, the table is placed to the sidewalk, dinner's bustling cuisine on us but cannot refuse the temptation:) Moreover, the geographical location is also very good, walking to the Kiem in less than ten minutes, almost in the Centre of the old town.

Name is a veritable family guesthouse is indeed, a tall narrow small floor, each floor of a room, there are five or six bedrooms, access in addition to the boss of the family is the tenant, is quiet and safe.

Boss was very young in Viet Nam, nearly 30-year-old, thin medium build, always seems very nice.

He was very diligent efforts, we arrived the next morning I heard he's first child was born, so his previous night work in the railway station.

Put down your luggage, go out for dinner.

Viet Nam's cuisine and the beauty is that it discussed many times before, but the first meal I really don't know what to eat. B fully reflects the leadership that he landlord exchanged a few words after the strides that out the door.

Today is the weekend and missed meal mouth, people on the street.

Viet Nam were similarly like night market, sidewalk full is dinner. We slipped up along the walk, I'm behind him walking around. Passing an overcrowded rice noodle stalls, a pole two bamboo baskets, with full barrels while steaming soup, rice flour, put clothing with spices and lush bamboo basket of lettuce leaves, there are high-high stack of bowls, hats in the middle of the booth at the bird's gonna, a group of customers and a bowl of rice flour hands around the stand or sit or stand, and the scene look awe-inspiring, my straight to swallow saliva, and he was going out far better, I had to quickly catch up in the past, I considered what he wanted to go. Then turned a corner, he looked up signs and returns few steps bring me to a very old shops, small black wooden doors, there are some antique, door the same old long black counter lay a man is watching TV, see our lazy finger means above, so he took me up beside the narrow wooden stairs to the second floor.

The second floor is a restaurant, but there are some old old wooden tables and benches and floors stepped up also gezhigezhi.

There are two people at the dinner table. We sit by the window, the darker desk slimy, bench is big and wide and heavy, reminds me of the State-run hotel for many years. No young waiter more like State, greeting several acoustic "menu," before they took a piece of plastic sheet on the table, look at the Palm-size paper that I know that this is Hanoi, the famous fish shop, even the entire street is so named because of the shop. I couldn't look at him, was a bit surprised to his heart:)

"ONLY ONE DISH IN OUR RESTAURANT

The restaurant is only supply a cuisine

GRILLED FISH

Grilled fish

PRICE: 70,000VND/PERSON

Price: 7 000 Viet Nam shield/per person

(NOT INCLUDED DRINK)"

(Not including beverages)

This is what I've seen most of the menu

First heard of Viet Nam is the low income countries, this fish is not cheap.

We couldn't use USD and RMB meter starting price, it is 1: 1800 RMB, USD 1: 15000, equivalent to almost 40 Yuan RMB, USD 5 bucks for one person. Although see environmental old and older, are so quiet, so well known, estimates certainly like we like a lot of old China wine is not afraid of the alley, the cattle's menu and not a clean environment and deserted customer and not enthusiastic attendant suddenly became the source of our faith: must is delicious:)

"Two people" I's leadership has asked.

We look forward to, the waiter will soon was served.

A small Pan placed above a small carbon furnace, two spare a bowl of rice, fish sauce, two Bowl mix lettuce leaves, a small bowl and onion segment. Pan Leeds la sound, cover the pan with just a few fish section in yellow soup with fried ...

The waiter shows: put lettuce leaves began to fall into the pot and there are fish soup mix hot hot, then put the fish, vegetables, rice noodle soup mixture and stir together can be eaten ...

I had two estuary.

Fried fish soup is probably beyond point Curry, nothing seems to be no salt, little fish also is not a good variety of fish, meat, nor more coarse fish flavor, honestly, it really is not good. B in order to not waste, insisted that his own eating rice flour and half rice noodles, and 80 per cent of the fish and vegetables:)

"It's no wonder that information on all said this" fish "how famous you are nobody mentioned it tastes! well, and so let's go back to tell the truth, others ask up let's say especially delicious, also deceived everyone to eat!" he said less encouraging.

We couldn't help laughing:) in Viet Nam's luxury meal is also the most difficult to eat a meal.

Later on the way back, I didn't eat that finally eat the roadside sacks with fish, that is the real delicious?:)