The food is fantastic here and we are not even that adventurous. Eating on the street is supposed to be an unparalleled experience but we remain afraid of illness. However, there is a spectacular restaurant near our hotel Quan An Ngon. This place is all over Tripadvisor, and Lonely Planet etc. but nevertheless frequented by locals and toursists alike. The restaurant is full of little stalls that produce various dishes like small street food stalls. We have been twice now and refused entry once more on the eve of the Tet. The flavours are spectacular, and the food is cheap and evidently the place is packed. I would eat here every night if I could. We are pretty sure our favourite meal in HCMC was in a similar restaurant as well.
Maelle has signed me up for a cooking class on Saturday where I will learn to make traditional street food -- cannot wait.
Apart from that we went shopping on Hang Gai for various things.
We spent some time in a silk shop which was largely decorated by pictures of Hilary Clinton shopping there in 2000. We also spent time in the Thanh Mai or Apricot Gallery looking at paintings. Those of you who have been to our home may remember that we bought a painting in HCMC from an artist named Nguyen Van Cuong. The same gallery exists in Hanoi and all I have to stay at present is that they appear to like repeat customers. You will have to visit us in about a month to see what we were up to.
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